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- 1Florida deploys robot rabbits to hunt invasive Burmese pythons▼When a district in Florida used robot rabbits to eliminate growing population of Burmese pythons and prot
A Florida district has begun using robot rabbits to help control the growing population of Burmese pythons, an invasive species that has devastated local wildlife in the Everglades region. The robotic decoys mimic warm-blooded prey to lure the snakes out of hiding so they can be captured. The unusual approach has drawn wide attention as an example of technology being used in conservation efforts.
- 2Winner of Florida's annual python hunt catches record haul▼Man who won Florida’s annual python hunt captured ‘an astonishing’ number
A man has won Florida's annual Python Challenge after capturing what organizers described as an astonishing number of Burmese pythons. The hunt is held each year to help remove the invasive snakes from the Everglades, where they have devastated native wildlife. Officials praised the winning total as an unusually large catch for the competition.