Florida’s Secret Weapon Against Giant Pythons: The Rise of Robot Bunnies

Some people go to Florida for the beaches. Others, apparently, go to watch remote-controlled robot rabbits try to outwit snakes the size of your nightmares . Honestly, is there any better metaphor for the state than investing in bunny-bots to seduce hungry Burmese pythons into elaborate traps because—let’s be real—the usual “just catch ’em” approach went about as well as a marshmallow in a bonfire? I can’t decide if it’s genius or if we’ve just reached peak Florida . But here we are, watching sentient puffballs lure legless invaders, all in a desperate attempt to keep the ecosystem from morphing into an episode of Black Mirror. Is this progress, or just what happens when you order wildlife management from Amazon? Hungry for more? LEARN MORE.

Florida is luring invasive Burmese pythons into traps by deploying robotic bunnies to mimic the warmth and movement of real marsh rabbits, with traditional methods having been no use in controlling the growing snake population. What do you think?

“More jobs lost to automation.”

Peggy Costa, Gymnast’s Apprentice

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“It must suck to be a real bunny stuck in a cubicle someplace remotely piloting one of these.”

Brett Sudol, Cactus Supplier

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“Aw, but that takes all the gore out of it!”

Edmund Eckstein, Unemployed