MA tree snake restrictions

[TheNunciate]

Anyone from MA own tree pythons or boas? I'm curious about the restrictions. It seems you need a permit?

Can anyone enlighten me? I'm not seriously considering it but I would like to know just how difficult it is to obtain a permit for this particular restricted animal.

[CTReptileRescue]

http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/regul...mr/cmr_900.htm

(b) Snakes: All venomous snakes require a permit. The following snakes may be kept without a permit:
1. All species of boas and pythons (family Boidae), except those species categorically non-exempt pursuant to 321 CMR 9.01(3), and except the Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus caninus), Green Tree Python (Chondropython spp.), African Rock Python (Python sebae), Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus) and all species of Anaconda (Eunectes spp.), which require a permit.

2. Shield-tailed Snakes, Sunbeam Snakes, and others in the families Uropeltidae and Xenopeltidae.

3. Worm Snakes, Thread Snakes, and others in the families Typhlopidae, Leptotyphlopidae, and Anomalepidae.

4. Snakes of the family Colubridae, as follows:

Asian Rat Snakes (Elaphe spp. and Ptyas spp. and Zaocys spp.)
Bogetophis spp.
Brown and Redbelly Snakes (Storeria spp.)
Diadem Snakes (Spalerosophis spp.)
Garter and Ribbon Snakes (Thamnophis spp.)
Glossy Snakes (Arizona spp.)
Gopher and Pine Snakes (Pituophis spp.)
Green Snakes (Opheodrys spp.)
Ground Snakes (Sonora spp.)
House Snakes (Boaedon [Lamprophis] spp.)
Kingsnakes and Milk Snakes (Lampropeltis spp.)
North American Rat Snakes (Elaphe spp.) except the Black Rat Snake (E.o. obsoleta other than albinistic and leucistic individuals) which requires a permit.
Pseudaspis spp.
Pseustes spp.
Texas Indigo Snake (Drymarchon corais erebennus)
Tropical Rat Snakes (Spilotes spp.)
Water Snakes (Nerodia [Natrix] spp.)
Western Hognose Snake (Heterodon nasicus)

Sincerely,
Rusty
PS I wish CT had a great website like your state does..lol

[TheNunciate]

Yeah, I've read over the list a few times. It's pretty comprehensive.

What I would like to know is if there are any folks out there in MA who have gone through the permit process to own emerald boas and GTPs, how difficult it is and if it's expensive. I know that some states allow you to keep certain animals with a permit and then make it damn near impossible to obtain said permit. I wonder if that's the case here or not.