Bad, bad news for Ohio herp owners!! READ THIS!!!

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Originally Posted by MarkS

Why do they always have to put that '8 foot' limit on things like this? As if that's some kind of magic number... I know people with bullsnakes that are longer then that. Some kinds of carpet pythons get longer then that and they are incapable of seriously harming or killing a human being.

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The answer is simple,the ones trying to make these laws do not have a clue about snakes.Its much easier for them to use a "size" then common sense .Now you dont think these people would use a little of thier work time to edgeucate themselves about snakes do you? :P

I've contacted Mike Wilbanks, and Bob Clark. My email won't get through to Flukers Farms.....it keeps getting returned. I'll try and contact some others, as well as some people in the area.

Just out of curiosity, is there a list somewhere that details the species within the family Boidae and how many of them have the 'potential' to get over 8 feet long?

I believe quite a few of them have the potential to grow to 8 feet in length or more...


Blackheaded Python, Burmese Python, African Rock Python, Southern African Rock Python, Indian Python, Reticulated Python, Jampean Dwarf Reticulated Python, Selayar Reticulated Python, Coastal Carpet Python, Amethystine Python, Papuan Python....just to name off a few. I was recently told about 10 minutes ago that this proposed ban was dropped.

Well thats good news that it was dropped. however you should probably be on the lookout for it to come back in a different form.

As far as python sizes, I was also thinking off the top of my head that you could add Macklots, Olives, ringed, and a bunch of others that while they typically don't get that big, could have the potential to do so. And thats just pythons. What about the boas?

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Originally Posted by AndrewH

I believe quite a few of them have the potential to grow to 8 feet in length or more...


Blackheaded Python, Burmese Python, African Rock Python, Southern African Rock Python, Indian Python, Reticulated Python, Jampean Dwarf Reticulated Python, Selayar Reticulated Python, Coastal Carpet Python, Amethystine Python, Papuan Python....just to name off a few. I was recently told about 10 minutes ago that this proposed ban was dropped.

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Aren't the pythons actually part of "Pythonidae" as opposed to "Boidae". Pythons aren't even on the list, just Elapidae, and Boidae "that has the potential to exceed eight feet...". But if it was already killed, so much the better :carrot: I hope it is true

The family Boidae, I believe encompasses the subfamilies of pythons and boas

This is true. The family Boidae consists of Both Boidae, and Pythoninae. This will effect all Boids. Any Python or Boa specie growing in excess of 8' will be effected by this ban.

A friend of mine had sent me this site. This proposition was pulled. If you'd like to read up, here is the site...


www.dontbanmypet.org

So it's against Ohio law to have a green iguana? Why are pet stores selling them then...what happens if you have one?

Oh wait I re read it, you need a permit....how do you get one. I don't have any iggys but a friend of mine has 7 of 'em....