How is The Presence of the Burmese Python Changing the Everglades? By: Mallory Hayes
The presence of the Burmese Python is negatively impacting Florida's everglades. According to the news article, Andrew Bill Nelson brought a 16 foot Burmese Python snakeskin to a meeting to prove how much of a threat these pythons are. In response to his threat, Florida has arranged a team of hunters and an anonymous reward to the hunter who can catch and kill the most.
Clearly, the Burmese Pythons are drawing hunters to the everglades. According to Andrew Ng in his 2013 article, the state's fish and wildlife commision is sponsoring its first ever python challenge. ” This means that the extra hunters could appreciate the overpopulated snake problem as well as living in tourist. This is important because, these snakes are dangerous, so the novice hunters could get hurt or be unable to catch snakes. Andrew Ng goes on to say that “ prizes will be awarded in two divisions, one for novices and the other for those who already
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The Pythons are having a negative impact on Florida through out the wildlife but not only that, people who live in florida have to live in fear. In fact, the presence of the Python is causing people to take drastic measures. For example, people are hunting down these Pythons with machetes and guns, for two reasons. Some people are just doing it for the prize, but most people are hunting them down for other people's safety. Here's a word of advice, stop buying pythons and releasing them into the wild because of your actions it has caused a bunch of trouble, so let us protect the everglades and Florida by hunting down these Pythons for the right