As this relates to Ball Pythons directly:
There are groups already requesting bans on all pythons and other groups asking for bans on all exotics.
Totally losing sight of the reality that as much of a tragedy as this is, statistically a child is more likely to die from a pool, a lake, a river, an angry/depressed or mentally ill parent, a car and lightning strikes than a snake in this country, these people play on emotions to push agendas they have had long before any thing like this ever occurred. This is why I support even those things I have no interest in or even disagree with provided you are being responsible and doing no harm, unpopular groups are easy targets for these campaigns.
I do not expect these groups to be successful on the federal level or even very influential on the provincial level but, it is going to shut down breeders in some municipalities and affect a great many hobbyists.
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