Burmese python
An estimated one hundred thousand unwanted Burmese pythons now lurk in the Florida everglades. The very powerful and invasive species known as the Burmese python is rapidly altering the amazing one-of-a kind eco system the Florida everglades. The powerful replies have nestled there way right in to the Florida everglades and don’t want to move. There are many ways this repel has come and ways people are trying to make them go all witch will be explained. The Burmese python has many characteristics that allow it to fall under two category’s, one being a blood thirsty killer and the other an attractive house hold pet to some. The python has many special feats that allow it to be an apex predator but one of the best must be the non-hinged jaw that allow it to swallow prey twice the size of its head! And in addition to that the python has a beautiful pattern of green, black, and many other colors along its back originally used for camouflage in the wild. Also the …show more content…
They were transported here many through exotic pet selling. “unfortunately, many of these owners…have resorted to the worst possible solution and released the snakes back into the wild (paragraph 3),” For example, when a person buys a small baby bursese python they are usually fooled by the small cute little 18 inch snake not realizing that in about a year that cute 18 inch snake is going to be about 18 feet. Now after the owner realizes his or hers mistake they mostly toss the into the Florida everglades. But exotic pet selling isn’t the only culprit, hurricane Andrew also played a part in the transportation of the Burmese python. When hurricane Andrew hit many zoo and exotic pet warehouses were destroyed and Burmese pythons and other animals were let loose into the wild and following instinct the Burmese pythons went to the most hot and humid place they could find, the Florida