
Mega-Python Versus Gatoroid, but in real life.
The Florida Everglades is one of the most beautiful places on earth. You wouldn’t think there’s much beauty in a swamp, but the last time I went about a decade ago, there were some incredible sights to behold, some incredible animals to see, and lots of interesting wild creatures. However, that seems to be changing, thanks to some idiots. You see, some pet owners have been dumping their imported pythons and anacondas into the Everglades, and now that’s having an effect on the local ecosystem. Non-native snakes have soared to the top of the Everglades food chain, nearly wiping out native species in the process.
“Pythons are wreaking havoc on one of America’s most beautiful, treasured and naturally bountiful ecosystems,” claims Marcia McNutt, director of the United States Geological Survey. “The only hope to halt further python invasion . . . is swift, decisive and deliberate human action.”
Florida has already issued snake-hunting permits and the USGS has tried some other experiments to see just how far the snake population may spread if left unchecked. Still, for swampier areas of Louisiana, Mississippi, and the rest of the American South, snakes are a very real threat. In the Everglades, snakes have already severely harmed the population of rabbits, bobcats, and foxes, as well as opossums and raccoons. Pythons can, and will, eat anything they can fit into their mouths.
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