The presence of Burmese pythons is changing the Everglades. The Burmese pythons have change Everglades animals, human lives and the ecosystem. Some people think that the Burmese pythons are original from the Everglades but they are wrong, they are actually from Southeast Asia. . The reason that the Burmese pythons has a big population in the Everglades instead of Southeast Asia is that we de human have been buying them because of their beautiful pattern and dumping them in the Everglades when they grew up to their actual size, also they are staying in the Everglades because of the climate which is humid, snakes like humid climates due that they are coldblooded.
The Burmese pythons are one of the world’s largest snakes. According to the article “Burmese Pythons: Not the Ideal Pet” it says: “Capable of growing to an astounding length of 23 feet and a weight of up to 200 pounds” Imagine a telephone pole, and then a snake as big around the middle as that pole. That’s the Burmese python. Also according to the article “Burmese Pythons: Not the Ideal Pet” it says: “Burmese pythons survive primarily on small birds and mammals. Although they have no venom, they have other, quite effective means of killing their prey” this means that Burmese pythons are carnivores, they do not have venom and they kill their prey with their back-curving teeth.
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According to the article “Florida’s Python Hunt” it says: “Tens of thousands of Burmese pythons are estimated to be living in the Everglades” this means that these eating machines appear to be wiping out huge numbers of these local animals like crazy. Some of these local animals are opossums, raccoons, and bobcats, as well as many bird