It's illegal to own my ball python/ Getting my ball python taken away

I'm kind of just posting this to maybe get some advice and just to vent. I got my first ever ball python a few months ago and I'm now really attached to her. But I live in Delaware so you are required to apply for a permit through the department of agriculture. So I called the them before I even got her and asked about everything and this guy said everything was good and I was fine to have her and all I had to do was apply for a permit. I know now I probably should have waited to get the feedback before I got her. But I told this guy I was probably going to get her before I applied for the permit because it said that was allowed and he said that was fine. I'm now getting an email that I am not allowed to have her and I must get rid of her or they will fine me $100-$1000. So far I haven't been able to figure out any sort of way to be able to keep her. What is really idiotic is the county 10 minutes away from me is allowed to have constrictor snakes but I'm not. The other thing that terrifies me is the fact that they might actually kill her if they have to take her away. It said they could "dispose" of the animal so I'm assuming that's what it meant. And there is no way I'm letting that happen. So far I can't find anyone who will be able to take her. So if anyone happens to know where I could find her a good home in Delaware it'd be greatly appreciated. I've kind of given up on being able to keep her since it seems like there really is nothing I can do. But I'm hoping for the best. Also one of their reasons on why ball pythons are dangerous is that if my house were to catch on fire then my snake would be a danger to a fireman somehow.

The nanny state strikes again. Good luck finding a home for your animal. Get out and vote and get the idiots out of government.

Always get names, job titles, office locations, and jot down the time and date, and convo. etc, when dealing with .gov. Find out if there is an on-line source for the info. you are given, so you can check the interpretation.

I'm NOT suggesting anything illegal, but now that you are in this mess, find out what your rights are. Are they going to search your house to be sure you don't have one? Exactly WHAT happens next? They have to be accountable too, and you did your due diligence by calling and checking.

Sorry to learn you are going through this.

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Originally Posted by JodanOrNoDan

The nanny state strikes again. Good luck finding a home for your animal. Get out and vote and get the idiots out of government.

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Ha! If voting worked, it would be illegal.
Our overloards are SElected, not Elected.

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Originally Posted by distaff

Ha! If voting worked, it would be illegal.
Our overloards are SElected, not Elected.

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There is at least some truth to that, but it is the choice of the individual to be a sheep or not.

My bets are on people waking up, and getting educated. Thank God for the Internet. Citizen journalists, all the informative political/economic commentary on YouTube (yeah, I know they all just lost ad revenue...they will figure something else out, Patreon, etc.). When I was growing up, ALL we had was MSM; reading the Economist, or Foreign Affairs, was considered a big step up (and guess who owns them - simply a more expensive source of mis-information). Finally people are getting real news. Lots of MIllennials taking up the challenge. (Everyone in my age group and older makes fun of them, but that is not what I'm seeing.)

I think we have a brief chance to turn things around, but nothing is certain. The old round every two years of the good cop/bad cop uni-party bread and circus was NOT working.

Anyway, hoping for the best.
Apologies for the rant and the thread drift.

Where are you at I have had this issue too. I know some of the regulations Pm me and i will give you my cell and can talk about it.

Do what you can to find a new home and know your rights, don't let them in your house without a warrant if it comes to that.

I was checking my emails to get the reply this guy sent me. Because I emailed him asking him if it was alright to get my ball python before i sent out the permit. And he told me it was fine in the email but I can no longer find that email. So it seems he deleted it.

It would still be in your email...... Check your trashcan.