Cowlitz County cracks down on snakes

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Originally Posted by pythonboy1212

ln Austraila ball pythons boas corn snakes we have never been aloud any of that but still thousands of people own them knowing the risk of a 30grand find for haveing like 4 BP or even jail time you guys just need to think how lucky you are to even get to own them freely.:)

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With the problem south florida is having with it's wild snake population/infestion, I don't blame them. Unfortunately, it's irresponsible pet owners world wide that cause such strict restrictions on the hobby.

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They are not very snake friendly in Washington State, anyone owning ball pythons in Clark county either keeps their snakes hidden or they spend the money to license them properly, or face fines and removal of said snakes if they are caught with them.
Good old Washington State...
The only way I know of to legally own ball pythons in Clark county is to have an exotic pet license, it may be a state law but I'm not sure.

Clark County charges a $100 exotic pet license fee PER YEAR PER SNAKE if you do not have a state business license.
If you have a state business license then you only need one exotic pet license to cover the whole collection.
It is also illegal to breed ball pythons in Clark County without a state business license, this also may be a state law. (I'd know if I stayed in Washington, thankfully I left the state, lol.

I have to believe most ball python owners in Clark County are possessing them illegally according to local exotic pet laws, very few people have permits filed in Clark county(According to AC)

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Sounds like a crappy situation man =\ I feel for ya. Only real way to get around that is to petition some one to change the law; but good luck with such a mundane problem in light of everything else our country and states are going through right now. I'd write a few letters/emails to the higher ups in each department though, see what their thoughts on it are, and decide from there what to do. You'd be surprised what you can do if you just simply ask them how they feel on a topic lol.

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Originally Posted by Simple Man

This is in my state! It's so cool here that it would be impossible for an animal to survive even the fall. There's a reason I don't let people know about my animals and definitely don't get AC involved with anything. Scary times ahead.

Regards,

B

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yeah, mine too, just outside of seattle area. people freak out over nothing now days though.:please:

Those damn snakes. They always find a way onto planes....

Oklahoma is pretty lax. You can own almost anything, and you can go collect wild reptiles as well. There's certain species that had regulations on them or are protected, but for the most part everything is open. All you need is a standard hunting license.