What makes you think self-regulation is somehow going to stop them from banning more pets??
Florida HAS regulation restricting the reptiles that they just banned. Obviously pre-existing regulations from OFFICIAL sources did not stop them, and thinking that if we put rules on ourselves, they won't ban our pets is ridiculous.
Most reptile owners are responsible owners and responsible sellers. We cannot force a irresponsible owner from running down the street with a burm in his hands scaring people. We do our best to educate because that's what we CAN do.

What exactly are you saying the reptile hobby should do? If USARK managed to get the same stuff passed in Florida that they got passed in the carolina state, do you REALLY think that would have stopped this ban? When the state had it's OWN version(more restrictive than the USARK legislation in fact!) already in place?

Reptiles, and then later the rest of our pets, are on the way out. In ten years we'll be lucky if we can own a housecat, much less a "exotic" pet like a hamster or goldfish. I'll be there fighting all the legislation and attempting to educate folks and whatever else I can do to help, but down deep, I'm beginning to think it's a losing battle. I'm just going to make darned certain that I don't go down without trying my best to fight it.