Burmese Pythons Research Paper

THE CHANGE OF THE EVERGLADES

BY:EXAVION VALENTINE The presence of the Burmese python is killing the Everglades. According to Andrew Ng Burmese python are “wiping out humongous numbers of opossums, racoons, bob cats as well as many species of birds.” Florida has hosted a challenge to take down this invasive species. Clearly, the Burmese python is drawing hunters to the Everglades. According to Andrew Ng in his 2013 article, “to address the problem, the state’s Fish and Wildlife Commission is sponsoring its first ever Python Challenge.” This statement means that hunters are coming to participate in this challenge. This is important because it can get rid of the pythons in the Everglades. Andrew Ng goes on to say “Prizes will be awarded

According to Burmese Python: not the ideal pet, Matt Piven states that the python can “grow to an astounding length of 23 feet and a weight of up to 200 pounds.” This means that python pets can escape from cages. Without a doubt, this matters because the adult snake can escape and wander off and do something dangerous, or it could end up is someone else’s house. Matt Piven goes on to say “The pythons unique hinged jaws allow it to swallow an object five times as wide as its own head.” In other words Piven means that it can easily swallow almost anything it pleases. This is significant because no one wants to die accidentally because of a pet. Pets are to be loving and caring and not like these killing machines. In fact, Burmese pythons are making a negative impact on the ecosystem. In Andrew ng’s article titled Florida’s Python Hunt, he states that the python has “no natural predators, these eating machines appear to be wiping out huge numbers of opossums, raccoons, and bob cats as well as many bird species.” This means that these snakes are taking out smaller animals. This is extremely important because they can drive animals toward extinction which could end up terribly for