Some of this stuff is ridiculous, but..
I honestly think that regulating the larger species like the burms, retics, and rocks is a good thing. It ensures that the person that has or is getting a snake like this will know what they are getting in to.

I don't think they should lead a crusade on all snakes and exotics or ban selling and trading. And I don't believe they should make it illegal to breed or sell the ROCs as long as they are being properly cared for.

Most importantly this protects the snakes from owners that don't know what they are doing. The larger species should be for responsible experienced owners and some one that can afford to house and properly take care of the snake. Really, it would be nice if the government would not have to step in and regulate but there are shady pet shops out there that would sell a big snake to anyone.

I hope I don't get flamed for this, I love my pets as much as the next. I personally would never get a snake that size at the moment due to my experience level, finances and space issues but given the amount of idiots that keep popping up in the news it seems like regulating these beautiful giants is beneficial for people and the snakes themselves.

By NO means do I support the banning or regulating of exotics but I also don't want these creatures A) in the hands of people that don't know what they are doing and B) completely illegal; and regulating the species' that get huge seems like the most logical way to go about this.

What I don't understand is it seems theres already a regulation set in place. The requirements seem reasonable...they just want to know you have a snake and that you are properly taking care of it. So why are they still pushing this further?!

Sorry for the rant.