There are so many tragedies in this story. From the guy that died and his love ones to our hobby. There is no way to spinn this to where our hobby doesn't take a huge hit. For us out there that have been fighting for Boas to not be classifies as killers, our battle has just gotten a lot tougher. For the Senator Nelson's of the world or the other folks out there trying to ban our pythons and boas their job just got a lot easier. I have been working with big snakes for over 20 years and I have no idea how something like this could ever happen?? The fact is that it did happen and now we have a mess to be worried about. Trust me in the days to come there will be more and more misinformation put out there by HSUS, and the likes. The fact is a Boa killed someone and there is no way that we will be able to make an argument that changes that fact. We as a hobby will have to really try to be as proactive as possible. If we are not willing to show the powers that be that we are willing to try to avoid this problem in the future they will yank our rights away from us in a heartbeat. I for one as sick to my stomach about this entire tragedy. I also feel terrible for USARK today, their job just got a lot tougher. They need our support more then ever! Brian(BHB)
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