Research Paper On Burmese Pythons

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Burmese Pythons

Have you ever seen a snake that is so long and that is so big that it is able to eat a whole alligator? Well, there's a snake called the Burmese python that is just like that. These animals are starting to overpopulate, that they are now having hunts to get rid of them. They are having these hunts where people with or without a permit, can hunt for money which is dangerous for the people. The Pythons are even ruining killing other animals that can ruin their life cycle. This can make other animals start to go extinct if we don’t kill all 100,000. These snakes can grow up to a whopping 25ft long and up to 200 pounds. Therefore, these snakes are one of the most populated snakes in the world.

These snakes are now starting to become hunted by people who want money. These people are joining together whether you have a gun permit or not, you are able to hunt. When they decided to do this it was dangerous, people can possibly get shot. Especially by the people who have possibly never held a gun before. This is one of the most dangerous things they could do just to get rid of these pythons. These pythons need to get out of here somehow and I guess this the way there taking. Putting people's lives in danger by bringing people who have never held a gun is very dangerous. All in all, they should only have people who have a permit be able to go.
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If they stick around too long then they can start to make animals go extinct. Which would make us have to really start hunting them down. These Pythons are getting everywhere there is nearly over 100,000 of them roaming around Florida. They need to do something quick before everything goes wrong. In Conclusion, these animals are overpopulating and eating animals that can possibly make them go

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