FL SB 318 & Daytona Expo

Just curious to see what everyone thought about the bill passing and what effect it will have on the Daytona show this year.

I guess all of the animals on the list will not be at the show. What kind of impact, in your opinion, will it have on the show.

Seems it'll be a ball python, boa and various other colubrids show as far as snakes are concerned.

Thoughts?????

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Originally Posted by JMartin

Just curious to see what everyone thought about the bill passing and what effect it will have on the Daytona show this year.

I guess all of the animals on the list will not be at the show. What kind of impact, in your opinion, will it have on the show.

Seems it'll be a ball python, boa and various other colubrids show as far as snakes are concerned.

Thoughts?????

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For the last couple of years many of the breeders that do take some of the "Bigger" snakes have been dropping out of going..

If the National Reptile Breeders Expo wants to survive past 2011 they need to look at moving it to a new city..

I vote for Atlanta or Jackson, Ms. they are big City's and not quite as far of a drive for 99.995% of the South East as Daytona is..

Just my two cents..

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

For the last couple of years many of the breeders that do take some of the "Bigger" snakes have been dropping out of going..

If the National Reptile Breeders Expo wants to survive past 2011 they need to look at moving it to a new city..

I vote for Atlanta or Jackson, Ms. they are big City's and not quite as far of a drive for 99.995% of the South East as Daytona is..

Just my two cents..

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I'd be up for Atlanta... :D The only thing then then is no corn snakes/indigos/eastern kings or milks.

But on a more serious note, I agree. With the passing of the new bill a large part of the reptile community is being excluded and I feel that in the best interest in the show it may need to move to a less restricted state.

If they want to keep it a beach location - they should look at Myrtle Beach, SC. SC is very liberal in their reptile laws, it makes the most sense for most breeders.

I would love to have it in Atlanta, but the no indigenous non-venomous snakes law would alienate just as many colubrid breeders as big snake breeders.

New Orleans would be fun...

I agree that they need to move it to another city. I've never been, but am planning on going this year.

I've heard the show has gone down hill for the past several years, and this might be the blow that does it in or at least make it change locations.

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

For the last couple of years many of the breeders that do take some of the "Bigger" snakes have been dropping out of going..

If the National Reptile Breeders Expo wants to survive past 2011 they need to look at moving it to a new city..

I vote for Atlanta or Jackson, Ms. they are big City's and not quite as far of a drive for 99.995% of the South East as Daytona is..

Just my two cents..

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I say move it to Las Vegas.

Texas baby! The only thing we have here is a pretty lax permit law that only covers non-native venomous and Burms, Annies, retics, Afrocks and I believe Indian pythons is the other. Other than that, fair game as long as it doesn't violate a city ordinance.

Atlanta won't work. Georgia has to many negative rules and regulations regarding Reptiles. Permits, can't sell native (including any subspecies or color morphs) and just to much of a congested area for me.
I would vote for SC as well.
That state is considered Herp friendly.
I fear Daytona will be even worse this year then last.
I had 6 tables in 2009. I'll have 0 in 2010.