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The Invasive Burmese Python: Impact and Control in Florida's Ecosystems

The Burmese python, native to Southeast Asia, has become a notorious invasive species in Florida, particularly the Everglades. Capable of growing over 23 feet long and weighing up to 200 pounds, these carnivorous snakes prey on small mammals, birds, and even larger animals like deer and alligators. Poor eyesight does not hinder their hunting, as they use chemical receptors and heat sensors to locate prey. Their growing population, exacerbated by pet owners releasing them into the wild, has disrupted local ecosystems. Efforts by park rangers to remove them are ongoing, but their high reproductive rates pose significant challenges.

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The Invasive Burmese Python: Impact and Control in Florida's Ecosystems

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  1. Exotic and Invasive Species By: Jonathan Mejia

  2. Burmese Python • Burmese Python orginated in Southeast Asia • They live in aquatic and semi aquatic biomes. • Burmese Pythons are dark-colored snakes The perceived attractiveness of their skin pattern contributes to their popularity with both reptile keepers and the leather industry. • They are capable of reaching 23 feet or more in length and weighing up to 200 pounds. • Burmese pythons are carnivores, surviving mainly on small mammals and birdsbut they will eat practically anything. • They have poor eyesight. • They stalk prey using chemical receptors in their tongues and heat-sensors along the jaws. • They kill with contrisiction.

  3. Why are they an invasive species? • Burmese live in biomes which were duplicated here in the U.S. in Florida, mainly in the Everglades. • This environment has all their living conditions for them to flourish. • This happens because many owners can’t take care of these animals any more, so they are released into the wild where the have flourished. • These pythons are now the top predator of Florida. • They even prey on deer, alligators, and humans. • They have interrupted the food chain which makes other species become endangered.

  4. What has been done • Park Rangers and other wildlife districts have bee trying to remove them by hand from the everglades and Florida. • Not so many have been caught due to their high reproductively rate. • But that is the only thing they have done. • This is a female albino Burmese Python with her eggs.

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