ROBO-RABBITS SENT TO SQUEEZE PYTHONS

FLORIDA's swamplands are crawling with too many fearsome pythons that are causing havoc with the ecosystem by gobbling all the raccoons and possums — so now, scientists are fighting back by sending in an army of robot bunnies, another of the serpents' favorite snacks, to help capture the crushing critters.

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Burmese pythons are not natural to the state, but have been multiplying well, like rabbits — in the swamps since the 1970s. They can grow to 18 feet in length and swallow a whole deer, and have become the top predator in the swamplands.