Florida wildlife experts are deploying robotic rabbit decoys into the Everglades to help eradicate the Burmese python problem.
The robo-bunnies are equipped with cameras, a heat signature and scent to lure the snakes to be trapped.
Forty of the remote-controlled robo-bunnies were created by researchers at the University of Florida and are funded by the South Florida Water Management District which also hosts the annual Florida Python Challenge.
The fake bunnies are capable of a "spin move" and motion sensors detect snake activity and alert trackers.
"If that python is detected, then it contacts someone like me, who's available 24 hours a day, and then I can deploy one of our many contractors to remove it," said Mike Kirkland, lead invasive animal biologist for the South Florida Water Management District.
Wildlife experts say the invasive pythons have wiped out 95% of mammals in parts of the Everglades.
"If we can see a statistically significant number of pythons that are coming to investigate these robotic rabbits and the pens," said Kirkland. "That would be a success, because right now, pythons do a great job of staying hidden."