The Burmese python can grow up to a length of 23 feet and weigh up to about 200 pounds. In South Florida these astonishingly enormous snakes can be found in parks, backyards, or even a person's house! The Burmese pythons were not brought here by mistake. When the python gets too large, some pet owners will let their python free. Burmese pythons have invaded Florida’s ecosystem in the Everglades.…
Imagine a world overrun with pythons. The burmese python is invading the Everglades. The snakes were brought by people. Annihilated animal’s species and their old way of life. The burmese python has lastly changed forever an ecosystem which on its own didn’t have the best legs to stand on.…
Burmese Pythons by Daniel Shepard Burmese pythons are negatively impacting Florida’s everglades. Andrew Ng senator Bill nelson brought a 16 foot Burmese pythons snakeskin to a meeting. Burmese pythons are just trying to find a new place to live so you do not need to kill them.…
Think of a telephone pole then imagine a snake as big around the middle of the pole. Almost 23 feet long! Guess what that's the Burmese python. Huge Right? I am now going to tell you about how the Burmese python is affecting the Everglades.…
What would you do if you saw a 25 foot snake as wide as a telephone pole coming towards you? Burmese pythons are affecting the Everglades by causing changes for animals, people and the ecosystem in the Everglades. These viscious animals will annihilate anything in their path. First of all, Burmese pythons are killing almost anything in their path. According to page 44 paragraph 2 it states, “Burmese pythons are carnivores and survive primarily on small birds and mammals.”…
There are tens of thousands of Burmese pythons living in the Everglades (Ng 1). But why are there so many there? People from Asia are bringing pythons to Florida as pets, but when they get too big, people let the pythons go into the wild, which is mostly why there are so many pythons in the Everglades (Piven 1). With this many pythons living in the Everglades, it is certain that these Burmese pythons are changing the area. The presence of Burmese pythons is changing the Everglades by affecting the ecosystem and local animals, and by affecting the people.…
With this overpopulated snake, this has led to startling changes to the Everglades environment and to the Everglades people. Body Paragraph The Burmese Python is native to Southern-Asia. People bought and adopted these pythons when they were young…
The pythons are disrupting the Everglade’s food chain. The article explains, “ They often reproduce too quickly and disrupt the food chain.” This talk about how the pythons are an invasive species in,of the Everglades. The pythons enter the Everglades and turn themselves into the top predator instead of alligators. The pythons mess with…
How presence of Burmese Pythons is changing the everglades. Pythons are changing the everglades because their are ''Ten of thousand of Burmese Pythons are estimated to be living in the everglades, where they thrive in the warm, humid climate. In a dramatic demonstration intended to underscore the threat posed by these snakes, Florida senator Bill Nelson actually to a senate committee hearing on the subject. Pythons are dangerous to use people and animals because the Pythons are not well taken care of, according to the text '' we must do a better job of…
The Burmese pythons got into the Everglades by people shipping them from Asia and people are keeping them as pets in Florida. When they get too big, which is around 23ft, they release them and they become an invasive species in the Everglades. They have no venom but due to their length, they can squeeze the life out of a living thing. According to Burmese Python: Not the Ideal Pet, it states," Native to the grassy marshes…
" This proves that pythons are not eating foods that are natural so it could cause them to eat more. Article one states, "Burmese pythons are native to grassy marshes of south Asia." According to the author Burmese pythons may be able to live in Florida does not mean they are getting the proteins and vitamins they need and may eat more than they are supposed to eat. There are too many Burmese pythons. "They are wiping out huge numbers of opossums, raccoons, and bobcats,…
The snakes in the everglades is a big deal. The snakes eat all the animals and they take over the other animals environment. Pythons and anacondas aren’t normal inhabitants of the Florida ecosystem; the ones that have taken over the Everglades are ex-pets and their offspring…
They could have been carried over on boats that brought the settlers to the new world. Insects can travel with wood products that travel all around the world. Ornamental plants that get out of control can grow into the wild and become invasive. Others are simply let loose like the python’s because they are too large to care for as pets anymore.…
Hiss! As the Burmese Python slithers through the Marsh. The presence of the Burmese Python is changing the Everglades drastically. These snakes are changing the Everglades drastically as people get them as a pet and then don’t want them anymore so they release them into the wild, Most species are going extinct or near extinct because the pythons don’t have a natural predator so they eat and shrink the population of their food, and shrinking the population one Python at a time. Do you think that the presence of the Burmese Python is changing the Everglades?…
Capybaras are the world’s largest rodent at one and a half to two feet tall at the shoulder, four feet in length, and up to 150 pounds. They were once thought to be related to beavers but it has been discovered that they are more closely related to the rat. They are simi-aquatic animals and use water to escape from predators. They can stay submerged for up to 5 minutes and can press their ears to their heads in order to keep water out. They eat grasses and aquatic plants and have special digestive adaptations that allow them to retain nutrients from their highly fibrous diet.…