lizabeth Gain 04/09/2024 ELA 7"
The Burmese Python Enters the Everglades
The Burmese python is an astounding animal, however, these creatures should not be residing within the Everglades, no matter the circumstances. The Burmese python has been a pet to many living in Florida. Due to their magnificent size, these owners have had to let the pythons back into the wild within the Everglades, as they could no longer nourish these unusual pets. Burmese pythons are fierce animals, native to Southeast Asia’s marshes. These pythons are carnivorous and mainly devour small mammals and birds. An informational article explains, “Burmese pythons are carnivorous and survive primarily on small birds and mammals. Although they have no venom, they have other, quite effective means of …show more content…
Another quote describes the size of the Burmese python's prey, “The python’s unique hinged jaws allow it to swallow an object five times as wide as its own head.” The quote depicts the size of the animals that the Burmese python eats due to its hinged jaw. Due to the inhabitation of the Burmese python, local animals, unfamiliar with this new creature, are being hunted while these python’s thrive in their new climate. This is explained in a newspaper article saying, “With no natural predators, these eating machines appear to be wiping out huge numbers of possums, raccoons, and bobcats, as well as multiple bird species.” This describes how Burmese pythons are eating animals unaware of their techniques, and, therefore, more subdued as prey. A second quote portrays the climate in which the pythons are now living, “Tens of thousands of Burmese pythons are estimated to be living in the Everglades, where they thrive in a warm, humid climate.” The quote reports that the Burmese python is thriving in its new warm and humid environment. Due to the outbreak of Burmese pythons within the Everglades, Floridians began to organize the
The Burmese Python Enters the Everglades
The Burmese python is an astounding animal, however, these creatures should not be residing within the Everglades, no matter the circumstances. The Burmese python has been a pet to many living in Florida. Due to their magnificent size, these owners have had to let the pythons back into the wild within the Everglades, as they could no longer nourish these unusual pets. Burmese pythons are fierce animals, native to Southeast Asia’s marshes. These pythons are carnivorous and mainly devour small mammals and birds. An informational article explains, “Burmese pythons are carnivorous and survive primarily on small birds and mammals. Although they have no venom, they have other, quite effective means of …show more content…
Another quote describes the size of the Burmese python's prey, “The python’s unique hinged jaws allow it to swallow an object five times as wide as its own head.” The quote depicts the size of the animals that the Burmese python eats due to its hinged jaw. Due to the inhabitation of the Burmese python, local animals, unfamiliar with this new creature, are being hunted while these python’s thrive in their new climate. This is explained in a newspaper article saying, “With no natural predators, these eating machines appear to be wiping out huge numbers of possums, raccoons, and bobcats, as well as multiple bird species.” This describes how Burmese pythons are eating animals unaware of their techniques, and, therefore, more subdued as prey. A second quote portrays the climate in which the pythons are now living, “Tens of thousands of Burmese pythons are estimated to be living in the Everglades, where they thrive in a warm, humid climate.” The quote reports that the Burmese python is thriving in its new warm and humid environment. Due to the outbreak of Burmese pythons within the Everglades, Floridians began to organize the