In 1992, Hurricane Andrew released Burmese Pythons into Florida’s wild, sparking an invasion that would turn the giant snakes into one of the Everglades’ biggest ecological threats
Hurricane Andrew helped unleash Burmese pythons into Florida’s wild, here’s how Hurricane Andrew in 1992 devastated South Florida, causing extensive damage not just to property but also creating an environmental crisis, which would prove to be a problem for decades to come. After the hurricane, many Burmese pythons, a species of large snakes, found themselves…
