The Influence Of Pythons On The Everglades

Splish, Splash! You hear the water splashing as you go by the Everglades. You see various animals crocs,

snakes and all. Yes all this wild life is pretty fascinating isn't it, but has anyone payed any mind to the

Drastically rising numbers of pythons that have been coming from other areas other than Florida.

A lot of people aren't seeing them as a threat because it doesn't concern them to know about it.

There are many ways some people are trying to deal with this problem but will it be enough to stop this

endless madness?

First of all, the pythons and anacondas that have entered Florida's ecosystem are native and are

many problems to the native species that are already inhabitants of the Everglades. What these pythons

have done is they are distorting the natural food chain of that ecosystem this is drastically changing …show more content…
It's changing so much that there are now endangered

species because of the great increase of pythons and anacondas. These "pests" are causing

a smaller biodiversity for the Everglades' ecosystem. Although as the author of "Are Everglades Forever"

states, "A damaged ecosystem is not hopeless, however." With our help we can bounce back the

original form of the ecosystem back to a healthier status, "Especially if they have some help cleaning up

the mess.

Secondly, Yes these invasive animals are causing many health problems to the healthy ecosystem of