Everglades

Pythons Are Invading the Everglades More than 2,000 pythons have be removed from Florida’s Everglades, but this is only representing a fraction of the population of tens of thousands. Burmese pythons are native to the grassy marshes of Southeast Asia, and they are among the largest snakes in the world (Source 1). They are capable to growing to an astounding length of 23 feet and a weight of up to 200 pounds (Source 1). The presence of Burmese pythons is changing Florida’s everglades because of…

To begin, with have you ever seen a Burmese Python? Well some people have them as a pet. How irrational is that. But what really is going on is debauched. Pythons are destroying the Everglades in Florida. But how are they are to solve this problem though. Can the people of Florida get this conflict, solve or not. How are they going to do it? Let’s found out by reading the sources. First of all, Burmese Pythons are magnificent and authoritative animals in the world today. The enormity of these…

In the Florida Everglades ecosystem, Phosphorous is the main nutrient that the South Florida Water Management District is attempting to control. Phosphorous is the same nutrient that is a contributing factor to the algae problem in Lake Erie. In South Florida, the main source of drinking water stems from underground aquifers made of porous limestone, that is refilled via the everglades(NPS,2016). In our region, the main source for drinking water for cities, stems from Lake Erie. Thus,…

That’s what I mean when I say take care of Everglade’s; it is one of the largest remaining subtropical habits in North America. The everglades is often called “River of Grass” because the area has a largely river up to 60 miles wide. Marjory Stoneman Douglas aka “the lady of the Everglades” was the first person to recognize Everglade’s ecosystem and animals. She ended up writing five books about the Everglade’s. Airboats were a popular form of transportation…

water and food as well as places with lots of shading or cover: such as Dens and Palmetto thickets. There are an estimated 100 Panthers in South Florida’s Everglades. In the 1990’s Their population had dropped to about 20-30 so in 1995 8 Panthers from Texas were introduced to the Everglades in a successful attempt to save the species. The everglades provides plenty of the wildlife that make up the panthers diet. Feral hog, white-tailed deer, raccoon, and armadillo are their main source of food.…

county, state, country, continent, and world. We must work together. Right in our backyard in the Everglades. It is considered to be the famous land where a video was posted online of an alligator-eating-snake. It is our fault that we are damaging the native wildlife by introducing invasive species. The Everglades is thought to be the worst preserved national park in the United States. The Everglades is not a place to dump your trash or your unwanted pets, it is your home and the center of our…

Chase Kaderabek: Burmese python An estimated one hundred thousand unwanted Burmese pythons now lurk in the Florida everglades. The very powerful and invasive species known as the Burmese python is rapidly altering the amazing one-of-a kind eco system the Florida everglades. The powerful replies have nestled there way right in to the Florida everglades and don’t want to move. There are many ways this repel has come and ways people are trying to make them go all witch will be explained. The…

Search and Rescue in the Florida Everglades Search and Rescue (SAR) in the Florida Everglades provides a unique challenge due to the remote location and operations can often only be attempted by boat or aircraft. A suitable replacement for manned aircraft in these search and rescue operations could be a quad rotor unmanned aerial system (UAS). Manned aircraft, whether fixed wing or helicopters, are expensive to fly and maintain. A fleet of small quad rotor UAS equipped with a SAR specific…

can have negative effects on the environment and the wildlife in it. Many snakes including the Burmese Python have been showing up in the Everglades National Park in Florida. The Burmese Python is one of the largest snake species on the planet, and now are breeding in the Everglades. Most of the Burmese Pythons that were originally introduced to the Everglades were people buying them as pets and releasing…

How are the Burmese Pythons changing the Everglades? Well first of all ,imagine walking outside and seeing a big brown snake slithering across your yard, YIKES! The Burmese python is affecting the Everglades in a negative matter. They are overpopulating the land. Their arrival is making people want to get rid of them. So they are having people go try to kill the snakes for money, (some have never even seen a Burmese Python before). Also some don’t even have experience with snakes. This…