I'm sorry, but I just don't agree that because a person dies, things have to be banned or regulated. People always find new and interesting ways to kill themselves, and if you went that route, EVERYTHING would be banned or regulated.

If a pet constrictor kills someone, that is terrible, but it was that person's choice to own one, and that person's choice to handle it improperly--the rest of the populace does NOT need to have their freedoms taken away simply because one individual was too stupid to live. (As for the kid in Florida, I personally believe the python was framed, and all the evidence really does point to that).

I think it's time for the reptile industry to do something it hasn't really done much of in the past.

Propaganda.

This is the weapon that is being used against us, and this truly is a situation where you have to fight fire with fire. The public's opinion is being swayed. If we want to sway it back, we had better open up our mouths and start getting loud about it.

I don't mean just basic education, but actual PROMOTION. Whether it feels like a good idea or not, it just might be the only way we will stand a chance in this war.