The one and ONLY python BAN thread (HR511)

[red ink]

I feel for you guys I trully do, but this bit has to be a good thing right?

Last year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission effectively banned personal ownership of Burmese pythons and seven other constrictors as pets. Snakes whose owners had obtained $100 annual licenses and implanted them with microchips before July 2010 were grandfathered in. Reptile breeders, dealers, researchers and exhibitors also can continue operating under a separate permit program, as long as they agree to strict storage and transport rules.

[stephanbakir]

Originally Posted by red ink

I feel for you guys I trully do, but this bit has to be a good thing right?

Last year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission effectively banned personal ownership of Burmese pythons and seven other constrictors as pets. Snakes whose owners had obtained $100 annual licenses and implanted them with microchips before July 2010 were grandfathered in. Reptile breeders, dealers, researchers and exhibitors also can continue operating under a separate permit program, as long as they agree to strict storage and transport rules.

Its a slippery slope, and yes while the breeders can still do what they do, extra headaches are not what they need when you consider the hurdles they already need to leap through.