Cause And Effect Of Burmese Pythons

they say the way the giant Burmese python even got to the Florida Everglades is by people trading and by the Burmese python as a pet so when people would by the Burmese python they would take care of it until it got to big to take care of anymore so what a lot of people did is they would let there Burmese pythons go in the Everglades.

The Burmese python has become a predatory species in the Florida Everglades. The Burmese Python has slowly been taking over the Florida Everglades eating small animals and causing massive destruction. The reason for this problem is the growth rate of the species occurring all over the Everglades. The ecosystem is perfect for the ever growing population of Burmese pythons in the Everglades. Pythons have migrated to the Florida Everglades by irresponsible pet owners and escaping from their homes.

The text, Florida's Python Hunt states,” If you happen to be in the area be sure to wear a bulletproof vest.” This is changing the people by, if people go into the area where other people are hunting pythons with guns they have to wear a bulletproof vest because they have a chance of getting shot. The text, Burmese Python: Not the Ideal Pet states,”Due to so many pythons living in the Everglades, and their ability to see in the dark, they can hunt not just animals but also people.” This shows that if your out at night a python could attack you. Since the Burmese python is 200 pounds, I don't think you have a huge chance of winning that

Burmese pythons have invaded the everglades. They are overtaking the everglades. The burmese python had made a change in the ecosystem in the everglades. People are getting hurt by these wild animals. The burmese python is overtaking the wild.

Communities started to get concerned about the python situation, so they decided to create the python challenge. The python challenge is when people go out and hunt the pythons and try to annihilate the snakes. The challenge can cause people to get injured because the humans who are hunting have guns and if the people are in the same area a bullet can accidently hit a person instead of a snake. In text 2 it states, “This means for 30 days, hundreds of people armed with shotguns, rifles, matches, handguns,hooked-spears- many who have never seen a Burmese python - will roam the Florida Everglades in search of coveted snakes.” These people, in search of the snakes, will be on a mission to kill just so they can get paid. This is how the Burmese python is changing

The Burmese python out competing other predators by the number of offspring produces and eating a large diversity of animals as large as white-tailed deer and the American alligator. Because of this, many of the animals are threatened, and endangered by the Burmese Python like the Florida panther, mangrove fox squirrel, Key Largo cotton mouse, Key Largo wood rat, American alligator, etc. (McCleery,

Burmese pythons are overpopulating the Everglades. People buy them when they are babies, so they are small, but when they keep growing they get too big. Eventually the people that bought them just let them go, into the wild, so now they are out in the open ruining everything.The local animals population is decreasing because the Python snakes are eating them.The python snakes could change the people because it could eat their pets whole, so then they would want to move away from the Everglades. Or more people might join the challenge.The python snakes are changing the ecosystem because the python snakes are eating all of the other animals, so that is making the ecosystem breakdown; so they are taking over the other animals.

The prizes included of $1,500 for the winner of most Burmese Pythons caught and $1,000 for the person who finds the longest one, however, the prizes will be divided in two: one for the experienced, licensed Burmese Pythons and another for amateurs. Michael Sarill, Director of EcoWild Conservation from University of California, Berkeley, says that out of 30,000 Burmese Pythons only 68 were actually killed, thus meaning that the 30 day hunting only helped clear .2% of the invasive Burmese population. Another hunt was done one year after, in 2013, with better results. The hunting lasted for 30 days such as the one the year prior, with hundreds of people attended equipped with rifles, shotguns, machetes, handguns, and some with even hooked spears, as stated by Andrew Ng in his article, Florida’s python hunt. In all, the challenge helped capture 108 Burmese Pythons, but it didn’t merely prove any effect to the population or tens of thousands pythons that were still roaming in the

One can conclude that the alligator has been superbly adaptable to change. In the late 1800’s it became very common to hunt alligators for their skin. The “gator” population began to decrease and even disappeared from certain areas around the southern east side of the United States (a place where they used to thrive by the millions). It is estimated that between 1930 and 1940, more than 1 million alligators were killed in Florida. In the late 1940’s people began to fear that alligators would become extinct which is why laws were passed in states where alligators lived, only allowing the hunting of “gators” during certain times of the year and with specific permits. In the late 1950’s people realized that the laws were not being held with high standards and states such as Louisiana declared it illegal to kill alligators. The campaign to save the alligator was finally working and by the mid 1970’s the alligator was taken off the U.S. endangered species list. Today, alligators are thriving, however certain geographical areas such as the everglades, are becoming more populated by humans; thus, increasing interactions between humans and alligators. This could destroy their habitat and endanger the

What is 23 feet long and weighs up to 200 pounds. Burmese pythons,these pythons are taking over the everglades and drawing novices to hunt them from all over. They are affecting the everglades negatively,we need to do something about this now.

Have you ever seen a snake that can grow up to 23 feet long and weigh up to 200 pounds? If you have, then you have seen a Burmese python. These pythons can grow to be the width of a sycamore tree branch. They are native to Southeast Asia, but due to bad ownership, they are now roaming the Everglades, unbalancing the ecosystem. The Burmese Pythons are negatively affecting the Everglades by disrupting the food chain, causing an unsafe sport, and they are growing exponentially.

Humans have caused another extinction, one that could possibly take us down in the process, species are exponentially going extinct because of habitat loss, species exportation, and invasive species bullying native species. On the other hand, scientists are trying to safe guard native species, keep animals in captivity whether it be for the animals well-being or for research, and widespread invasion. In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting “What Everglades Pythons and Other Invasive Species are Trying to Tell Us,” by Julia Whitty and “The Sixth Extinction,” by Jeff Corwin.

When animals are voluntary or involuntary let into the wild many native species can become threatened by animals that, in the foreign ecosystem, have no natural predators. Pythons in Florida is a great

The Burmese Python is one of many invasive species. These snakes are native the Southeast Asia. They were imported to the U.S. for pet trade. However, people who own these snakes sometimes don't realize they can grow up to 22ft and weigh up to 200 pounds. The size of these snakes prohibits them from being appropriate pets. As a result these animals are released into the wild. Not only does this affect the ecosystem, but it also affects the mammal and bird populations. In the

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