Quote Originally Posted by Hyper Joe View Post
You are right in a way but wrong in another.

If you think this will not affect you you are wrong. Let's say you do have your 1-4 snakes. But now since they are banned you need a permit. $ . Then you need to keep that updated. $ . Then you need to make sure you home insurance accepts "exotic animals." $$. And if you don't own a home then you have to declare it to your landlord as a banned animal. We all know how often it is that landlords don't like reptiles. Especially, when they hear python they think - huge snake - . $$$ . Oh and don't forget.. feeders and snake supply demands will drop since less will own then you have to pay more or travel farther to get what you need. Since not everyone will have it. and on and on and on.
$$$$$$$ it will cost you. It can affect you more than you think.

However, you are right it will have a bigger affect on the ones that have more snakes than you and their businesses. But why such a nonchalant attitude? Aren't you a reptile enthusiast like most of us here? BP Veteran?
I get where you are coming from...never looked at it like that. But I am a huge enthusiast of balls and many other snakes, but with my years of experience I have seen a lot of problems with greed, neglect for lesser morphs etc. This regulation might be a good way in the long run to stabilize the industry to a more respectable manner. Permits are actually a great idea in the long run, the biggest problem we have right now is saturation of the market, permits will make the serious breeders stay and the hobbyist keep it to just that a hobby on the other side big breeders might become really greedy, because now they need the sale to compensate for the $ spent on permits.

These next couple years are going to be quite interesting...my short term recommendation would be to stock up on the snakes you want the most now, just like I am stocking up with weapons before the ban.

Perosnally I dont think this ban will happen, just because the community is way to big and when the case is presented the ignorance of the prosecutor on the subject will most likely have it overturned...