‘Robo-Bunnies’ Are the Newest Weapon in the Fight Against Invasive Burmese Pythons in Florida

Smithsonian Magazine ^ | 21 July 2025 | Sarah Kuta

[NautiNurse]

No mention of up front costs for the study. Robo-bunny pic at source.

[silent majority rising]

Interesting phrase “so they can be euthanized” We always just called it killing snakes or killing vermin.

[Libloather]

I’ve got blueprints to turn the house into an alligator Alcatraz. Not screwin’ around with no pythons.

[PGR88]

Or better yet, design them to explode when their outer layer is bitten into to, or digested.

[NautiNurse]

Caught that description too. Must be the style for Smithsonian. Otherwise, “humanely killed” is often used.

[Ann Archy]

On YOUTUBE they call it.......UNLIVE someone.

[Orosius]

“That’s no ordinary rabbit!”

[Cold Heart]

Doxxing Bunny

[rdl6989]

That’s what I thought.

[NautiNurse]

High tech decoy. I wonder how long the batteries last.

[Charles Martel]

"I'm just a harmless squirrel, not a plastic explosive or anything..."

[RandallFlagg]

“Look at the BONES, lad!!”

[NautiNurse]

design them to explode when their outer layer is bitten into to, or digested.

Your proposed method is not selective for pythons, and definitely increases cost to maintain the supply of robo-bunnies.

[dljordan]

Bounty Structure
The bounty system offers financial incentives for python hunters based on the size of the snakes they capture:

Python Size Bounty Amount
Under 4 feet (1.2m) $50
Each additional foot $25
Active python nest $200

[fso301]

Typical Leftist government solution.

Declare open season on pythons (and other invasives) everywhere.

Place a bounty high enough to justify full-time work for some hunters and an enjoyable, profitable weekend side-gig for others.

As hunters become effective, kills will drop so increase the bounties enough to keep the same number of hunters out in the great outdoors.

[HombreSecreto]

Call the grounds keeper from Caddyshack.

[DesertRhino]

Make em with pop-open knives....

[silent majority rising]

I kill them humanely, either with a hoe or a .45 Cal.

[dennisw]

These laser equipped sharks will kill the Everglades pythons. Drop these sharks into the Everglades.

[allendale]

Here’s an idea. Feral cats when turned in to shelters are usually euthanized after a week. Why not neuter them, feed them nothing but python meat for two weeks and then release them in the Everglades. Cats are wily hunters, will get into python nests and will hold their own against python adults.