Quote Originally Posted by nixer View Post
until they actually post up a revision of the bill this legally still is all pythons!
what ever verbal agreements were made at this point are not in this bill.
Actually, that's not 100% accurate.

On July 27th, the House Judiciary approved an amendment introduced by Congressman Rooney of Florida to add only Burmese pythons and African rock pythons to the Lacey Act (which would mean no import, export, or movement across state lines). The amendment was approved by voice vote and moved out of committee.

I've yet to find an internet site that has the current amended version of HR 2811 posted, but I can assure you that the amendment stands. A quick call to your representative in Congress will also confirm that fact.

Of course, the house has the option of throwing out the original amendment or adding further amendments to HR 2811 which is very likely at this point. Also, the Senate has it's version to hash out and from what my sources tell me, all options are on the table.

Regardless of whether HR 2811/S 373 is just Burms and Rocks or all pythons, the message from our government is that they believe American pet owners can no longer be trusted and that starting with HR 2811 & S 373, they will see fit to decide what animals should and shouldn't be kept as pets ... I'll leave it to the reader to decide how you feel about that and what you'd like to do going forward.

Blessings,

-adam