help me please!!!

HMMM... I didn't realize Dayton had a law against Boidae over 3 ft long... :weirdface

To the OP, that realy sucks. I hope you figure things out. :)

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Originally Posted by Vypyrz

HMMM... I didn't realize Dayton had a law against Boidae over 3 ft long... :weirdface

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I couldnt find any direct info on Fort Lauderdale and snakes. How did you get that info? Thanks

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Originally Posted by monty's dad

Thank you very much Vypyrz. Any ideas where i can get copies of the laws? Im clueless on this sort of thing?

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If you tell me what city & county you live in, I can do a little research for you. I'm a reference librarian, so feel free to take advantage of me - or visit your local library and put those tax dollars to use. ;)

i live in Streetsboro ohio. it is Portage County. thank you for everyones help!!!

I have dealt with this in the past(CPS and 15' Burmese I had). All that CPS is going to want to know is that the enclosure has locks and is not easily accessed by the child. They can not tell you not to have pets. By the way, if he continues to call CPS on false accusations, they will start to disregard his calls. Make sure you keep your side of the street clean though. Good luck!

By the way and off the snake subject a little. I have a little experience with this as my son's bio dad (and I use that lightly) has been abusive and my hubby and I have spent major $$$ in court.

Tell your girlfriend to keep a log of all incidents and all conversations with this person. Get a notebook. She might even want to keep a log of the daily activities that you all do, even if it is simple. If something happens and CPS is called she can go pull out the book. It looks really good when you have a daily log of everything. Much more believable then someone just trying to remember everything or saying....ahhh no that didn't happen. I am also not sure if you have the cash but it sounds like you might even want to contact an attorney. There has to be something you guys can do in reference to harrasment and the toll it takes on the child.

Sorry I know this is off topic however...just make sure that you all cover yourself in situations like these. So many people don't care about the best interest of their kids....just their best interest!!

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Originally Posted by Vypyrz

The best thing to do is get a copy of the local pet and animal laws. Regardless of peoples biased opinions and unfounded fears, you can legally own them. So, if CPS shows up, show them Fact Sheets on the species, as far as how big they will be, show them a copy of the laws, which will basically only state which species, if any are banned, or require permits. Tell them there are no documented cases of BP's killing a person. Show them that they are kept in secure enclosures. You can probably find some statistics that shows more people will be seriously attacked by dogs than snakes. And, depending on the temperament of your snakes, even offer to handle one in front of them...


Rob

P.S. It would also be a good idea to check your local and state laws first to make sure you ARE in compliance with them.

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This and whatever extent this goes to. You have to make sure you can prove that you bps are secure. If push comes to shove and someone comes over to check out your enclosure you want to be able to show that your responsible as a keeper and they wont get out. ie just having a book on a lid etc.
We all know bps are pretty harmless , but sometimes its tough to prove to the non-herp. Impression goes a long way.
Good luck.