Burmese Python Essay

Introduction
An invasive species is defined as a plant, animal or pathogen that is non-native to an environment. With the introduction of an invasive species to an ecosystem it is expected to have adverse effects on the environment. The Burmese python is one non-native species to the Everglades. The constrictors can grow up to 7 meters, weighing up to 90 kilograms and live mostly on ground level or stay submerged in water for up to 30 minutes. This species of snake senses prey through chemical receptors in its tongues and heat-sensors along the jaw due to its poor eyesight. (Society, 2014). Burmese pythons kill prey through suffocating the animal by clamping down on the prey with its sharp teeth and coiling its body around the animal. The Python is able to unhinge its jaw and swallow food whole. Upon introduction into the Everglades ecosystem the snake with its large size poses a huge threat to indigenous species of the wetlands.
Current Science.
The biggest concern of scientists is that the Burmese

The Nature Conservancy launched python control in 2008. They train and organize snake spotters and responders to safely and humanely capture pythons that they encounter. They also teach people what they can do when they can no longer take care of an exotic animal, such as a Burmese python. The Everglades Wildlife Alliance works to track down invasive species and also monitor their disruption and destruction of the Everglades. The Friends of Everglades Cooperation Management was created in 2013. They raise funds to apprehend these snakes and other invasive species at a faster rate. They wish to build a great defends against invasive species and to educate the community about the dangers of animals like the Burmese python to the everglade