are bps next on the list, or is it burms??

[Vypyrz]

burms
boas then bps.

I think Tegus are about to get moved up on the list ahead of BP's...

This is exactly why everyone needs to be supporting USARK and doing what they need us to do each time they send out an e-mail.

I hope everyone submitted their Comment on the Rule Change as today is the deadline.

Well said...

[Jeremy78]

Here is a reply I just recieved from Elaine Sheridan from 791pets..

"Hi Monica,

Many people have emailed about the identity on the species of snake in this story. The story was shot and reported by the NBC affiliate in Orlando, FL. I called that station to see about the information in the story and they said a lot of people complained to them about the species, but that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said it was a Burmese so that is what they reported. It didn't look like a 4-foot Bermese to me either, I have a boa but I am not a herpetologist, so I have no way of "officially" correcting the story. I have included the link here so you can watch the video. http://www.wesh.com/news/23501850/detail.html



For the record they thought the snake was a pet and it was tame so they took it to a pet store."

I am forwarding this to Johnathan Brady. Maybe USARK can use this info about the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission not being able to properly identify snake species..

hahahahahahahahahahahahahshahajahajah. Thank you very much for this . You know what when it comes down to it I can't think of any other name for the identifiers of this snake then idiots. It's there JOB to know and aren't they the ones behind the bans? Thanks for sharing this email .

[briz]

Here's what I find funny about this happening. If you think back to the last letter writing campaign by USARK there was a eight foot Burm found on someones lawn I believe in the Tampa area. That snake was also believed to have been a pet and well mannered. Now as the FWS comment period is coming to an end another snake also believed to have been a pet, or at least captive, turns up. What are the odds of that?

[mommanessy247]

i hope, beyond all hopes, that bp's DO NOT make that list!

[BOWSER11788]

i hate to say it but give it 5-10 years, most pet shops will be missing a reptile section all together, more money equals HSUS, there is actualy snake owners donating to peta, becuae they have no clue whats going on,

[reptilebrett]

[QUOTE=771subliminal;1334627]http://www.wesh.com/news/23501850/detail.html


I just called these idiots about their report and the woman on the line got offended that I called the moron of a news caster a boy. What the hell people, if you're a newscaster read the dang story and make sure its right before putting it on the air. This is why people have a fear of snakes, its due to ignorance.

[coldblooded]

I just called these idiots about their report and the woman on the line got offended that I called the moron of a news caster a boy. What the hell people, if you're a newscaster read the dang story and make sure its right before putting it on the air. This is why people have a fear of snakes, its due to ignorance.

Unfortunately, offending them and calling them names isn't going to make us, the reptile hobbyists, look good... We need to be professional when we reach out to the community and show these people that we aren't all the negative stereotypes that they try to make us out to be. (crazy, irresponsible, etc, etc...)

[reptilebrett]

sorry its just so frustrating that these people can not get anything right. I mean how many people saw that ad now are checking under their cars? They are just adding fuel to the fire!

[coldblooded]

sorry its just so frustrating that these people can not get anything right. I mean how many people saw that ad now are checking under their cars? They are just adding fuel to the fire!

It is incredibly frustrating. I brought a rescued ball python to the vet two weeks ago and I was told by another visitor who saw me with her that she was going to eat my (non-existent) children and I was crazy for having one.

Education is key when it comes down to it. All we can do is try and maybe people will start listening. I have made progress with people I know at the college I go to and the people I work with... it just takes time and gentle persistence. It is really hard for people to let go of fears and preconceived notions.

[Vypyrz]

On my way home from class tonight I was thinking about this story, and how it seems that something like this and the Tegu story always seem to happen at critical points during legislative processes. The thing that originally bothered me was that a Ball Python would be cruising around a Dollar Tree parking lot in broad daylight. I'm thinking it would have been someplace dark, hiding. I think I would have believed it more if it had been early evening or after dark. Next, after watching the broadcast footage again, I am even more skeptical of this "just happening" and here's why. Watch the footage. First, the car is on a lift, in a garage, with wildlife agent there. But, when they pull the snake out, the vehicle is sitting on the ground with a dirt road and what looks to be a pasture in the background... So, is this place in a very rural area, or am I to believe that they drove the vehicle with a 4 foot Ball Python under the engine and around the steering linkage without harming it...

I guess it is possible that it got up under the car the night before and came out in the parking lot to get away from the heat of the engine... IDK