Effects Of Burmese Pythons On The Florida Everglades Ecosystem

Imagine if all the mammals disappeared then then animals would go extinct and will humans be next? Burmese pythons have both positive and negative effects on the Florida everglades ecosystem. Burmese Pythons eat common animals in this ecosystem. This ecosystem common animals percentages are decreasing and also their population too. Finally, Burmese Pythons affect future animals and the natural food chain. This python has a lot of effects on this ecosystem.

Burmese pythons are from Asia. These snakes in the United States were used as pets. These snakes are a invasive species. These snakes got into the wild because they escaped when storms crashed trucks and they escaped. Or they were released into the wild by their owner. As one of the animals on the top of

According to “Pythons eating through everglades mammals at a astonishing rate” states “From rabbits to deer even to bobcats, invasive pythons appear to be eating through the everglades supply of mammals real research shows” Although “Pythons eating through everglades mammals at a astonishing rate” says “Raccoon observations dropped by 99.3 percent, opossum by 98.9 percent and bobcat by 87.5, The scientists saw no rabbits and foxes at all during their study. But in “ Natural resources management Burmese pythons” says “ of particular concern is their predation of protected species we are attempting to recover, like American alligator and the endangered Key Largo Wood rat. However “Article 2 “ states “ This disruption in the Natural food chain has partially serious impacts to the ecosystem and may threaten many affect species in the near future. In order parts in the ecosystem people put honeysuckle nightshades( birds) are coming back then places without honeysuckle. But pythons eat birds, pythons are overpopulated and eat them also they may go extinct. In the end pythons have a negative effect on the