Everglades Snake Problem

It seems that there are a lot of animals that are coming to Florida that are not native to it. But this certain animal is very dangerous for both the land and animals. 
January 18, 2012 in The Christian Science Monitor website, talks about the problem that the Everglades are dealing with, and that is the four types of giant snakes. The Burmese python, a yellow anaconda that is located in the northern and southern African is in the swamplands  (four types of massive constrictor snakes have become increasingly present in the swampland). The problems that are seen here is not only that these snakes are in a place that is not were they belong. But that these snakes can eat anything as large as a deer and an alligator. These snakes are also threatening the work that is being done to help restore the Everglades to its natural ecosystem. 


The Python is becoming more of a problem for Florida, not only by the growing rate of these snakes, but how some of them have manage to show up in people's back yards. There is also the fear that if the snakes have laid any eggs and that would increase more snakes. Having this ban will not only help protect Florida's native wildlife but will also protect the people as well. It is dangerous to be around these snakes, and it is better for people that are trained in dealing with wild animals be the ones to get close to them.


How do these snakes make it to the United States? Mostly it is by people that have them imported to the United States or transported across state lines. For whatever the reason is for taking these giant snakes away from their natural habitat, the federal officials have now banned this act. Hopefully the Everglades can be restored back to how it was, and find a way to recapture these snakes and either place them in a zoo or some place else that knows how to take care of animals like these.  


Another possibility of how these snakes are appearing in Florida, is similar to how the Lionfish appear in Gulf of Mexico. Locals that might have owned these snakes as pets don't want them anymore and just toss them in the woods or someplace else in the wild. With that, there is also the problem of tossing an house pet into the wild. Making these animals not familiar to their surroundings and have to figure out what to eat, instead of their owner suppling the food for them.



http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0118/Everglades-snakes-problematic-so-non-native-species-banned