Burmese Pythons Essay

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A growing population of Burmese pythons in Florida devastation the ecosystem. Native to the grassy marshes of southeast Asia these snakes thrive, but during a massive hurricane, hurricane Andrew a tropical pet store was destroyed and 900 of these were set loose into the wilds of Florida. "Burmese Pythons are carnivorous and survive primarily on small birds and mammals". “tens of thousands of Burmese pythons are estimated to be living in the everglades, were they thrive in the warm, humid climate”. The growing population of non-native Burmese pythons in the Florida everglades is threatening the ecosystem and authorities are finding it difficult to eliminate the problem. "A growing population of Burmese pythons- many pets turned loose by owners when they became too big" are now terrorizing the …show more content…
“Growing to an astounding length of 23 feet and a weight of up to 200 pounds” these monsters can kill almost anything even their relative’s alligators and will even eat bobcats.” Although they have no venom they have other quite effective means of killing their prey”. To reduce the problem of the Burmese pythons people have started a thing called the python hunt. "The challenge hunt and kill pythons". “One thousand five hundred dollars is rewarded to the hunter that kills the most". “This means for thirty days, hundreds of people armed with shotguns, rifles, machetes, handguns, and hooked spears- many who have never seen a Burmese python. The growing population of non-native Burmese pythons in the Florida everglades is threatening the ecosystem and authorities are finding it difficult to eliminate the problem. But soon the python problem should be solved. With hunters and trappers working on ways to erase the pythons from the everglades it should take no time to bring the wildlife