Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...

New research confirms that Burmese pythons, dumped in Everglades National Park in Florida and now reproducing, are wiping out the mammals that have historically populated the park, the Miami Herald ...

A water management district in Florida’s Everglades is using robot rabbits to help monitor and eventually eliminate its ever-growing population of invasive Burmese pythons that have wreaked ...

The team's job is to help control the number of Burmese python snakes in the area of south Florida. The robots are designed to look like marsh rabbits, an animal that pythons love to eat.

Invasive Burmese pythons are likely behind “dramatic” declines of the swamp’s mammals—from rabbits to bobcats—new research suggests.

Burmese pythons like this one are responsible for the rapid decline of native mammals in the Florida Everglades National Park.

Wildlife researchers in Florida have tried lots of methods to remove Burmese pythons from Florida’s ecosystems. The latest trick relies on the snake’s ability to find a delicious-lookin… ...

Burmese pythons eat marsh rabbits in Everglades National Park faster than any native predator, confirming the snake is changing the food-chain balance.

Burmese pythons are literally eating their way through the Everglades. With no natural predators, these invasive reptiles - imported from Southeast Asia as pets - appear to be wiping out most of ...

Kirkland said pythons have decimated up to 95% of mammals in parts of the Everglades. The hope is that these robotic rabbits will coax some snakes out of hiding, making it easier to capture them.

Burmese pythons can swim, burrow and climb trees and they eat almost anything. Here's what to know about the invasive snake in Florida.