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U.S. Set To Approve Python Ban!

It sounds like the four species that have been banned are simply banned from import and interstate transportation. So I guess as long as the animals that are currently in the states are safe, as long as they don't leave the state they are in. I seriously disagree that the lacey act was the way to go on this though. These animals pose absolutely no risk outside of the Everglades- and what about all the other hundreds of invasive species there? These snakes are already illegal in Florida (as far as I know) and they cannot survive more than a summer anywhere else, the Lacey Act should only pertain to species that could damage a wide array of habitats across the states. I say let's ban pigs. Since they are not native here but they're running rampant and destroying everything! I've already been writing about how terrible this is to pass, and while I am not affected by the species in concern currently, the day is coming soon when they are going to ban the other 5 species, balls, as well as our beloved corns and any other reptile.
 
My grammar skills are gone guys. I'm sorry, it's been such a long day. I hope you can understand that last post.
 
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BC and some parts of Canada are like this. My heart hurts for my American friends who are caught up in this. People will always fear what they don't understand.
 
There are hundreds of thousands of wild hogs that destroy crops and property around this country, and I see more effort going into banning snakes then stopping Hogs, yet the hogs nation wide cause MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH more destruction and property damage then any of these snakes can. Yet I dont see a Ban on them! And hogs get loose by far much more often then pet snakes do. Im just using hogs for an example, there are many other animals that have been loose and established yet they dont go after those animals nearly as hard as they are going after snakes.

What it comes down to is a lot of people have a fear of snakes for no other reason then what they hear or see on tv, mean while other animals that are causing a much more devastating impact around the nation are pushed to the back burner.
 
Sorry Chris...

chris68 said:
Wow man, totally uncalled for :awcrap:

So it's not "our" fault, it's "theirs"?
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Yes, it WAS called for. That's what the politicians want the public to believe; the irresponsible pet owners drove all the way to south Florida to release a couple pet pythons which then bred like rabbits and took over the Everglades. Because they want to SCARE you, so you don't realize that they are LYING to get what they want. The snakes were freed accidentally during a hurricane. The snakes have been proven by DNA studies to be from the same lineage. It was an accident, an act of God, or Nature, or whatever. As long as politicians can scare people with BS studies they can pass all the laws they want and Joe Blow is like, well, great! Now I don't have to worry about pythons expanding their range up to Kentucky- I feel so much safer now!!
 
Nanci I disagreed with Davids "implied" tone. I am not a scientist and I definitely don't know the whole situation in FL to comment, other than I thought his reply was a bit harsh.
 
My tone was meant to make a statement. This community as a whole needs to educate it's members much better. Because when a member of the community says that it makes us look bad, and makes us look like a bunch of under-educated snake people. We have to outsmart the politicians and prove to them their logic is flawed and their arguments are non-existent.
 
Outsmarting the politicians is the easy part....my 2 pet rats are smarter than most on the hill.....but these people want power. To get power they need money and votes. And there are plenty of anti reptile interests willing to give them money to write and pass bills that do what they want. And there are plenty of frightened anti snake voters who will vote for anyone who makes them feel safer. Nevermind the facts.

Remember, a lawmaker's job is to write laws. That is what they do. That is all they do.
 
And find a way around the impasse.
That is, to find a way to tactfully educate them (politicians), so we do not alienate them further.
Enough lies have been accepted by them as universal infallible truths.
If they feel "outsmarted", seeing as how they have already pushed this ban through based on emotional response, if they were made to 'feel' outsmarted', this may simply make them more steadfast in their resolve.
 
chris68 said:
Nanci I disagreed with Davids "implied" tone. I am not a scientist and I definitely don't know the whole situation in FL to comment, other than I thought his reply was a bit harsh.
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No worries- Chris. Some of us are very upset. I'm particularly upset because it's my state senator Bill Nelson who is spearheading this, and I am not sure why. I don't know what his agenda is. I knew as soon as the toddler got killed by the python that that was going to make Nelson go ballistic and that nothing would change his mind, ever. It just makes me angry.
 
I would not be a bit surprised if this action causes several knee-jerk reactions of individual states establishing bans, prohibiting these animals (& possibly others) in their area.

I don't know how many of you are on iHerp, but there are several converstations about these topics (including other areas becoming near future targets).

Regardless of personality conflicts, we really need to suck it up & fight together on this.
 
So what now? They will start with burms, anacondas, and rock pythons, but what will they take next? Boa constrictors? Ball pythons? Cornsnakes??? Outside of full blown protests, what can reptile keepers do to make them revoke this "law"?
 
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