How Burmese pythons are changing Florida’s Everglades
By: Daisja Mckinney The presence of the Burmese python is negatively impacting Florida’s everglades. According to the news article by Andrew Ng, Senator Bill Nelson brought a 16-foot Burmese python snake skin to a meeting to prove how much of a threat the pythons are!
Clearly, the Burmese pythons are 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 means many hunters are coming to Florida for the thrill of the hunt. This is important because the extra hunters could alleviate the over-populated snake problem as well as bringing in tourists. …show more content…
In Matt Piven’s “Burmese pythons are not the ideal pet article he says “Unique hinged jaws allows it to swallow an object five times as wide as its own head.” Basically, Matt Piven is explaining the Burmese Python can eat anything it can get to. Ultimately, if people are getting them as pets and they have a child that child could get hurt. PYTHONS COULD EVEN KILL A HUMAN! Matt Piven goes on to say that pythons grow “to an astounding length of 23 feet and a weight of 200 pounds.” That means the python could get out the cage or wherever they are and they could lie on your face or body. This is significant because when you wake up and there is a python on your face you're going to freak out and it’s going to provoke the python. Clearly, pythons are not safe as …show more content…
According to Florida’s Python Hunt, by Andrew Ng says, “... with no natural predators, these eating machines appear to be wiping out huge numbers of opossums, raccoons, and bobcats, as well as many bird species.” This quote verifies that no animal can eat the python because it is so large. Although the quote may seem unimportant, if no animal can eat the python then the python is going to keep eating until there is no more wild life in the Everglades.
To put it simply, how is the presence of the Burmese python changing the Everglades? Because of hunters coming to the Everglades, the python is dangerous,and changes in the ecosystem pythons are having a negative impact on Florida’s Everglades. We must solve this problem
By: Daisja Mckinney The presence of the Burmese python is negatively impacting Florida’s everglades. According to the news article by Andrew Ng, Senator Bill Nelson brought a 16-foot Burmese python snake skin to a meeting to prove how much of a threat the pythons are!
Clearly, the Burmese pythons are 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 means many hunters are coming to Florida for the thrill of the hunt. This is important because the extra hunters could alleviate the over-populated snake problem as well as bringing in tourists. …show more content…
In Matt Piven’s “Burmese pythons are not the ideal pet article he says “Unique hinged jaws allows it to swallow an object five times as wide as its own head.” Basically, Matt Piven is explaining the Burmese Python can eat anything it can get to. Ultimately, if people are getting them as pets and they have a child that child could get hurt. PYTHONS COULD EVEN KILL A HUMAN! Matt Piven goes on to say that pythons grow “to an astounding length of 23 feet and a weight of 200 pounds.” That means the python could get out the cage or wherever they are and they could lie on your face or body. This is significant because when you wake up and there is a python on your face you're going to freak out and it’s going to provoke the python. Clearly, pythons are not safe as …show more content…
According to Florida’s Python Hunt, by Andrew Ng says, “... with no natural predators, these eating machines appear to be wiping out huge numbers of opossums, raccoons, and bobcats, as well as many bird species.” This quote verifies that no animal can eat the python because it is so large. Although the quote may seem unimportant, if no animal can eat the python then the python is going to keep eating until there is no more wild life in the Everglades.
To put it simply, how is the presence of the Burmese python changing the Everglades? Because of hunters coming to the Everglades, the python is dangerous,and changes in the ecosystem pythons are having a negative impact on Florida’s Everglades. We must solve this problem