Wild Caught Ball Pythons
So, I was looking around on YouTube....trying to find a good "National Geographic" or "Discovery Channel" type video of Ball Pythons in the wild.
The only one I could find right away was a video, a bad one at that from a camera phone it seems, of a few guys reaching into burrows and yanking out wild Ball Pythons. Not only that, but unraveling a female from her eggs, and taking her too. They have bags, and it appears that they are collecting them to sell abroad as wild-caught ball pythons. (SEE BELOW FOR VIDEO)
This kind of rubbed me the wrong way. As far as I am concerned, there are more than enough captive born & bred ball pythons that this can be stopped.
I think at this point we are just raping a continent of beautiful, peaceful, native snakes. I most certainly DO NOT think that we are going to discover some crazy-cool, naturally occurring morph that has not already been found.
So that's they question of the poll.
DO YOU THINK THERE IS STILL ANY REASON TO STILL BE "HARVESTING" WILD-CAUGHT BALL PYTHONS?
Maybe it's just me...but I thought this would be a good topic starter and I hope people voice their opinions on it. The poll will be private, so no one will know how you voted. Remember, let's keep it civil. I don't want to invoke anyone breaking rules or anything. Debates can get hot sometimes, but keep your cool
YouTube - Ball pythons in the wild
Thanks for any opinions,
SpiderBP
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