Почему не удаляются элементы, используя remove?

with open('AAA.txt') as m:
    big = list(map(float, m.read().split()))
 
 
small = []
for elements in big:
    if 1474.099976 < elements < 1463.349976:
        big.remove(elements)
        small.append(elements)
    elif 1494.849976 < elements < 1510.300049:
        big.remove(elements)
        small.append(elements)
    elif 1526.599976 < elements < 1534.400024:
        big.remove(elements)
        small.append(elements)
    elif 1578.500000 < elements < 1588.550049:
        big.remove(elements)
        small.append(elements)
    elif 1632.200073 < elements < 1643.900024:
        big.remove(elements)
        small.append(elements)
    elif 1660.849976 < elements < 1666.849976:
        big.remove(elements)
        small.append(elements)
    elif 1683.700073 < elements < 1687.099976:
        big.remove(elements)
        small.append(elements)
    elif 1697.950073 < elements < 1702.900024:
        big.remove(elements)
        small.append(elements)
    elif 1707.800049 < elements < 1712.700073:
        big.remove(elements)
        small.append(elements)
    elif 2600.350098 < elements < 2606.750000:
        big.remove(elements)
        small.append(elements)
    elif 2729.650146 < elements < 2738.600098:
        big.remove(elements)
        small.append(elements)
        
 
final = open('AAA-final.txt', 'w')
for elem in big:
    final.write(elem + '\n')

for elements in big.copy():