Ball pythons illegal in some states?? What??

[Kiestraak]

Hey there. I actually grew up in Hawai'i, and ALL snakes- not just BPs, are illegal there. Most reptilian pets are, in fact- you can own geckos, anoles, and Jackson's chameleons, but that's about it. NO SNAKES, no skinks, iguanas, nothing like that, period.

The reason for this is because they have laws to protect the indigenous wildlife. Snakes would be predators to some of the local creatures- they actually imported mongoose to get rid of any snakes that managed to crop up. Of course, the mongoose ended up eating the eggs of the indigenous birds, and now they're pests as well... Hrg.

But yeah. The island never had any snakes on it to begin with(or ants or cockroaches, for that matter), which is why they're not allowed.

[Kyle@theHeathertoft]

Well, since southern Ontario is where I'm going, maybe it was the same place. Oakville?

Not sure where Oakville is, I was in the Brantford area. It was a number of years ago, too.

The reason for this is because they have laws to protect the indigenous wildlife. Snakes would be predators to some of the local creatures- they actually imported mongoose to get rid of any snakes that managed to crop up. Of course, the mongoose ended up eating the eggs of the indigenous birds, and now they're pests as well... Hrg.

That's the problem with using a non-native animal to control another non-native animal...inevitably BOTH cause problems.

[NomiGold]

Not sure where Oakville is, I was in the Brantford area. It was a number of years ago, too.



That's the problem with using a non-native animal to control another non-native animal...inevitably BOTH cause problems.

It's a bit North-East of Brantford, halfway to Toronto. The more I look into it, ther more it seems like there are some weird reptile and pet laws in that whole area.

I can absolutly understand, and support, not permitting species that can become invasive, or animals that are endangered, venomous or extremely large snakes and local species. But come on, Ball Pythons?