First the Burmese python is bad for the ecosystem. In the text Burmese pythons not the ideal pet it states The Burmese Python is the largest snake in the world capable of growing 23 feet and weighing 200 feet pounds. It is not native to Florida it is originally from Southeast Asia, and there is no natural predator.…
The Burmese python, the third largest snake in the world at an average of 16 feet long, is native to Southeast Asia. They are found primarily in southern China, Burma, Indochina, Thailand, and the Malay Archipelago. Burmese pythons are dependent on water to survive, so they live mostly in rainforests near streams. However, populations have been found in a variety of habitats, such as grasslands, swamps, marshes, and rocky foothills. This explains why the Burmese python has thrived in the damp swampy environment of the Florida…
Instead of the typical turtle beak we know today, Pappochelys had a lizard-like skull filled with many peg-like teeth. He used these teeth to eat insects, and rather cannibalistically, other small lizards.…
Ever since the Burmese python has invaded the everglades there has been dramatic changes in local animal, changes in people, and changes in the ecosystem. A burmese python can grow up to 23 feet long. They have poor eyesight so instead they use their heat sensing abilities. They mostly feed on small birds and mammals.…
To start off, the Burmese Python is an enormous snake that resides mainly in Southeast Asia. Source 1 states that they can grow to be 23 feet in length, and they can weigh up to 200 pounds. Although the pythons are native to Southeast Asia they have been purchased illegally and imported to the United States. After the individuals purchase the pythons from the pet dealers they will get larger. Once they get so large they owners cannot take care of them, so they release them into the wild. However the Everglades is the unfortunate place that most pythons reside. The Everglades is home to many species of animals, so the pythons have a lot of prey. They also do not have a natural predator which means that the wildlife is completely vulnerable to…
Pythons grow rapidly; with their average length being 23 feet, being around the width of a telephone pole, and close to a weight of 200 pounds. They are not venomous, but instead squeezes their victim to death. The snake has no predators in the Everglades, but it’s prey includes assorted small mammals and birds. Their natural habitat is Southeast Asia, which…
You call that a snake!? Burmese pythons are annihilating the animals and ecosystem with their arsenal of deadly weapons. These pythons have an infamous, abnormal length capable of wrapping around alligators and strangling them to death. Burmese pythons are affecting the ecosystem and animals of the Everglades. People caused this problem and are now looking for a solution. If people don’t find a plausible solution for this problem, the Everglades may be badly affected.…
example of an Everglade consumer would be the Florida Panther, American Alligator, and the Green…
Bibliography: Alligator Holes. Ed. Public Affairs Office. 2 Aug. 1997. Everglades National Park. 1 Aug. 2004 .…
In Crossing the Swamp, poet Mary Oliver illustrates her effective work of poetry. A vibrant relationship with a swamp changes from argumentative to victorious. By creating a scene that every reader can relate to, Oliver develops a connection between a deep swamp and life. Through diction, imagery and metaphor, Oliver forms a spectacular idea of life and the difficulties of making it through the swamp.…
The poem Crossing the Swamp is a well-organized poem which uses many techniques to develop the relationship between the speaker and the swamp. Some of these techniques include diction, narrative structure, repetition, imagery, personification, tone shift, as well as many interesting sound devices that.…
An anonymous author once stated, “There are times in everyone's life when something constructive is born out of adversity... when things seem so bad that you've got to grab your fate by the shoulders and shake it.” This quote states that life often hands us struggles that we must overcome. Some are often easy and others are rather hard. Mary Oliver’s poem, Crossing the Swamp supports the quote stated. Over all Oliver’s poem depicts a struggle of life that one must overcome, hence the title. In Mary Oliver’s poem poetic devices are used to achieve the literal meaning as well as establish a relationship between the speaker and the swamp. In the poem the use of imagery, structure, diction and metaphors convey the struggle between the swamp and the speaker.…
The Florida Everglades ecosystem is also the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles exist side by side. Many animals live in the Everglades including the raccoon,…
They are native to India and South America (J. Inacurci).They have very few competitors (FWC) so they could easily overpopulate. These snakes pose a threat to both humans and to the pets of humans (FWC) these are included in their few competitors, along with alligators (FWC). Being such large snakes, it is recommended by animal control to let a professional handle these snakes (Mike), as they are a huge threat to humans and other animals, if threatened.…
Ivan wanted to stay out of the situation because he did not want to get involved with a girlfriend and boyfriend drama. Gregory felt portrayed because his girlfriend Abigail slept with another man's name slug for a favor. Slug felt sorry for Abigail so he decided to get revenge for her by beating up Gregory because he left Abigail. Abigail committed an immoral act by sleeping with Sinbad; however, she did whatever it took to get across the river to see her boyfriend Gregory, even though it was teeming with alligators. Sinbad was an immoral person who wanted to sleep with Abigail because he wanted to receive a sexual payment from Abigail.…