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Since 2000, pet owners in Florida have been releasing their pet pythons into the wild once they become too large to keep in their homes. The pythons do not have any natural predators and feed on native wildlife such as rabbits and racoons. They consume resources that would normally be available to plants and animals in the Florida ecosystem. What would the pythons be considered?

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User Meeque
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invasive species! hope this helps
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User Juell
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