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BURNESE PYTHONS TAKE OVER THE EVERGLADES

BURNESE PYTHONS TAKE OVER THE EVERGLADES. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfYAj1k9uZM. How did the pythons gets there?. F irst released into the rugged wilds of the Everglades between 15 and 30 years ago Others come from pet owners who release the pythons when they get too big.

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BURNESE PYTHONS TAKE OVER THE EVERGLADES

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  1. BURNESE PYTHONS TAKE OVER THE EVERGLADES http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfYAj1k9uZM

  2. How did the pythons gets there? • First released into the rugged wilds of the Everglades between 15 and 30 years ago • Others come from pet owners who release the pythons when they get too big

  3. What are they eating? • WHAT ARENT THEY EATING? They are eating everything in sight!! • ALLIGATORS • BIRDS • RACCOONS • OPOSSUMS • …even 80 pound deer!!

  4. The mammal population has dropped dramatically • Mammal- Warm blooded animals that have back bones and have hair or fur.

  5. The killing of all of these animals is altering the ecosystem dramatically • Ecosystem- Includes interacting organisms such as animals, plants and other organisms in a particular region.

  6. What are they doing to help this? • Efforts are underway to rescue the Everglades from the pythons. Government officials have already removed more than 1,000 Burmese pythons from the area, but that has barely made a difference. • In January 2012, the U.S. Department of the Interior officially made it illegal for people to bring Burmese pythons — or other giant snakes like anacondas and some constrictors — into the country.

  7. DEFINITIONS • Biology- study of living things. • Python- a large, heavy-bodied, nonpoisonous snake • Ecosystem- A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. • Mammal-Warm-blooded animals that have backbones and hair or fur.

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