Burmese Pythons: Negative Effects On The Everglades

The Burmese pythons are having a negative effects on the Everglades as they are dominating the population of the ecosystem. Before the pythons were introduced there were plenty of small animals from 1993-1999. After the pythons were introduced around 1992, the small animal population went down to almost zero from 2003-2011. The small animal population went down as a result of the pythons eating them and as a result of that the python population went way up. The python’s population would be kept under control if they were a natural part of the food chain of that ecosystem. Unfortunately the pythons are not part of that food chain so there is no animals there that would eat them that would keeping their population under control. The Burmese