Burmese Python In The Florida Everglades

The Burmese python has become a predatory species in the Florida Everglades. The Burmese Python has slowly been taking over the Florida Everglades eating small animals and causing massive destruction. The reason for this problem is the growth rate of the species occurring all over the Everglades. The ecosystem is perfect for the ever growing population of Burmese pythons in the Everglades. Pythons have migrated to the Florida Everglades by irresponsible pet owners and escaping from their homes.

The Burmese Python is one of many invasive species. These snakes are native the Southeast Asia. They were imported to the U.S. for pet trade. However, people who own these snakes sometimes don't realize they can grow up to 22ft and weigh up to 200 pounds. The size of these snakes prohibits them from being appropriate pets. As a result these animals are released into the wild. Not only does this affect the ecosystem, but it also affects the mammal and bird populations. In the

The presenters of the burmese pythons is negative it is impacting Florida's everglades. According to the news article that the senate of the committee brought a 16 foot long snake skin to a meeting. Its response to these is Florida's fishing and wildlife and sent out a prize to whoever finds the fattiest and the longest. The longest python found was 23 feet long and the fatties one was 200 pounds.

Burmese pythons are an invading species that are causing problems to the local animal population, the local ecosystems, and the people in the area of Florida’s Everglades. These snakes are one of the biggest snakes in the world and grow up to be twenty three feet long and weigh up to two hundred pounds. They are able to hunt in the dark due to the chemical receptors on their tongues and heat sensors all over their jaw. This is bad for humans, as we cannot see very well in the dark. This can cause the snake to see us, but us not be able to see them. Without natural predators, these animals are lean, mean killing machines that can destroy many populations of animals and stand as a threat to humans.

With an impressive 23 feet in length, and weighing 200 pounds, the Burmese python is taking up the Everglades space. It’s no wonder animals around here go missing. What exactly is the reason they’re in the Everglades? Why are they everywhere? Well they have no natural predators, there’s way too many of them, and they are dramatically changing the number of animals.

Burmese Pythons is a non-native pest in the United States of America, which originated from South Asia. The species is becoming an established breeding population in South Florida and its environs. The python was illegally freed in the Everglades National park where the marshy grasses and water provide a conducive environment for its survival. Burmese python was recognized as a reproducing population around the year 2000. The python has been classified as an invasive species in Florida. The species has disrupted the ecosystem by preying on native species and out-competing them for food. The python is a successful invasive species because their large size makes it have fewer predators (alligators and humans) (Brown, 2006). Efforts have been put in place to manage the increase of the Burmese pythons due to the devastating effects it has caused in the ecosystem. Python removal and control is being done through dogs and human search. Dog search has recorded much greater success than human beings because humans cannot access some areas due to the thick vegetation.

In January 2013 in an effort to curb the python problem Florida began it’s very first ever python hunt. Thousands of hopeful hunters have signed up for a month long challenge where prizes for the longest snake and others are up for grabs. People from around the country have slithered their way to Florida in hopes of bagging a Burmese python or two. As of January 25th

There are many different types of snakes in the state of Florida from the average garden snake to the very venomous Eastern Diamondback Rattle but so far the only one that has both citizens and politicians truly worried about are the Burmese Pythons that are located in the Everglades, a National Park located in southern Florida. Burmese Pythons have a beautiful patterned skin, a rapid growth rate, which is known as the largest snake of choice to be owned by human. During, captivate Burmese python are poorly taking care of; some turn on their owners and end up killing them. Due to, them being poorly taking care pythons are release into the wild or in a nearby wooded area to defended for themselves and find food.

My research on the python has lead me to the conclusion of the labeling of the Burmese python as an invasive species. This organism is a key stone species of Burma Asia. Though in the past few years some where located in everglades of Florida. We believe that some people brought a python back from a trip and thought it would be cool to have as an exotic pet, but then realized the dangers and released it into the wild The species rapidly grew and began to compete with other native species in the area to survive. One of the native species the python is competing with is Florida's known alligators.

The Burmese python has become an invasive species in the Florida Everglades. The reason for this problem is the rapid growth rate of the species occurring all over the Everglades. The species have become pets and then thrown in canals. They also escape from zoos and move from other states because of the warm moist weather. The environment is an excellent breeding ground for the ever growing population of Burmese pythons in the Everglades.

With no natural predator, the animal is thriving and getting fatter by the minute. The Burmese pythons are loving their new home and enjoying the hot weather. Source 2 states that “Florida Senator Bill Nelson actually took the skin from a 16-foot Burmese python to the Senate Committee…” This was to address the snake problem. When the python first arrived, it wasn’t much to worry about, but they have multiplied and now something needs to be done. To protect the rest of the Everglades, people are going to be hunting these harmful reptiles. Source 2 also states, “If you happen to be in the area, be sure to wear a bullet proof vest.” To conclude, this powerful animal is threatening many species of animals and their homes. The wildlife workers are trying their best to put it all to an

The Burmese python out competing other predators by the number of offspring produces and eating a large diversity of animals as large as white-tailed deer and the American alligator. Because of this, many of the animals are threatened, and endangered by the Burmese Python like the Florida panther, mangrove fox squirrel, Key Largo cotton mouse, Key Largo wood rat, American alligator, etc. (McCleery,

Invasive species are a potential critical problem. They can influence the environment completely; anything from individual species to entire ecosystems. The brown tree snake was at first located in Indonesia and New Guinea, but the brown tree snake became an invasive species to Guam by coincidence (3). Because the Brown tree snake is very capable to hide in confined spaces it is believed that they were distributed to Guam by U.S military ships during their war against Japan (5). The brown tree snake can be easily distinguished by its brown, greenish colour, rear fangs and a large, almost disproportioned, head compared to its body (5).

invicta (Stiles and Jones 1998, Forys et al. 2002). In the Florida Keys in the late 80’s, the density of S. invicta was relatively low, as invasion had not yet occurred on every island (Porter 1992). By 2002 a study by Forys et al. found high densities primarily concentrated along roadways and in edge habitats in every Key. Furthermore, undisturbed sites were more likely to be occupied if they were within 50m of a road and within 150m of high densities of urban development. This indicates that the conditions within these sites of localized disturbance allow for persistence and eventual dispersal into undisturbed sites (Forys et al.

Now there are at least two snakes that could possibly reproduce. Snakes can be violent animals which are at the top of the food chain, so their numbers will increase more rather than decrease. This becomes a problem for the critters that were already in the space that had a well-organized ecosystem in play. Now native animals have another species they have to compete with for food. This is just the tip of the iceberg, “The impact of invasive alien species on native ecosystems, habitats, and species is severe and often irreversible, and can cost billions of dollars each year” (Government of Canada). These invaders are threatening, but there are ways to prevent the situation from