There are tens of thousands of Burmese pythons living in the Everglades (Ng 1). But why are there so many there? People from Asia are bringing pythons to Florida as pets, but when they get too big, people let the pythons go into the wild, which is mostly why there are so many pythons in the Everglades (Piven 1). With this many pythons living in the Everglades, it is certain that these Burmese pythons are changing the area. The presence of Burmese pythons is changing the Everglades by affecting the ecosystem and local animals, and by affecting the people. To begin with, the presence of pythons is changing the Everglades by affecting the ecosystem and local animals. According to Andrew Ng, in “Florida’s Python Hunt”, he says,”with no natural
