http://www.timesreporter.com/feature...ython-in-Dover

First off, it seems like no one that talked to the reporter knew it was a Ball Python so they automatically think it's dangerous.

Also, I know as a fact that BP's are legal in that city: they're always for sale at a local pet store in Dover!

I live near this city and called the cops on this asking if I can take the snake off their hands and mentioning that I did the same thing with a Jungle Carpet Python (profile pic) 2 years ago in a different city. They said that if a wildlife organization that they contacted won't then I can.

But my main problem is that not all the facts were taken into consideration before reporting it claiming that a perfectly legal snake is banned making the claim false. Also, how hard is it for someone to lock up a snake cage so this story doesn't happen in the first place?! I have 11 snakes and none of them has ever escaped...