Why?

[p3titexburial]

Maybe it's a political tactic thing he's trying to pull? You know, looking better by passing some ridiculous laws under the guise of "helping?"

[Denial]

Maybe it's a political tactic thing he's trying to pull? You know, looking better by passing some ridiculous laws under the guise of "helping?"

I could not AGREE with you more!

[WingedWolfPsion]

Or, perhaps there has been talk behind the scenes that you are not aware of, and he is being proactive in order to prevent something worse from coming up later. With no restrictions in place currently, it may be that SC is vulnerable to those trying to legislate a total ban. With sensible restrictions already in place, it will not look like there is any need for a ban in the future.

Also, the reptile community looks rather foolish if it stands up and says that absolutely anyone should be able to go into a store and purchase a 20 foot snake, without regard to whether or not they know what to do with it. Ignoring the fact that this is a potentially dangerous animal makes the community look reckless.

[Denial]

Well if there has been talk behind the scenes and usark is aware of that then They should make that known to the reptile community.

[p3titexburial]

Well if there has been talk behind the scenes and usark is aware of that then They should make that known to the reptile community.

I think that would make it less strange or unacceptable for a ban to occur.

Most of the time, the argument for a ban is that the animal poses a threat to the natural ecosystem rather than the people (although there are arguments for it--but then, we'd have to ban every dangerous object if that were the case) but they won't have that problem with winter temperatures reaching the 40s and 30s.

To me, it's a political move, with all the media the reptile community has been garnering. A jump on the band-wagon so to speak. SC has bigger issues to worry about than reptiles right now--every state does (except maybe Florida.)

On another note, people come up with some really weird laws sometimes.

One state doesn't allow you to tie a giraffe to a lamp-post, another doesn't let you tie an alligator to a fire hydrant. (or maybe they're the same state -_-??)

Political moves? (or someone trying to be funny...)

[blackcrystal22]

I think that would make it less strange or unacceptable for a ban to occur.

Most of the time, the argument for a ban is that the animal poses a threat to the natural ecosystem rather than the people (although there are arguments for it--but then, we'd have to ban every dangerous object if that were the case) but they won't have that problem with winter temperatures reaching the 40s and 30s.

To me, it's a political move, with all the media the reptile community has been garnering. A jump on the band-wagon so to speak. SC has bigger issues to worry about than reptiles right now--every state does (except maybe Florida.)

On another note, people come up with some really weird laws sometimes.

One state doesn't allow you to tie a giraffe to a lamp-post, another doesn't let you tie an alligator to a fire hydrant. (or maybe they're the same state -_-??)

Political moves? (or someone trying to be funny...)

You also can't go whaling from a moving vehicle in Tennessee.

[p3titexburial]

Oh my goodness. Okay that's really really really weird. More than the "where do you find whales in Tennessee" is the question "how exactly do you whale from a moving vehicle?"

[Denial]

not just sc either its also va!

[twistedtails]

When I was watching the hearing, with you and a few others in fact, Andrew mentioned that he was in the middle of creating some state language on big snakes. I can see why he wants to do it also. If he creates a state language it keeps things out of the feds hands. As long as the states are handling these problems, the feds really don't have to deal with it. If a few states choose to make legislations against these snakes it is much better than a full U.S. ban.

[Hulihzack]

I smell something bad about to happen

Here, we can't own Desert Tortoises unless you have a license, nor can you take them out of the wild. Same goes for native venomous species.

Native venomous can be collected with a simple hunting license and require no license to keep in Arizona.