The problem has to do with simply too many irresponsible keepers buying little snakes and letting them loose in Florida when they get big where they are proving to be able to live and breed in the wild. They cited these 9 snakes because they're the largest, most likely to be abandoned, and do in fact pose public safety risks in terms of their ability to harm livestock, pets, and even small children under the wrong circumstance.

I agree that legislation is helpful here. In my opinion, however, this legislation should be limited to states where the animals can live a full life cycle. They'd die within a year in 45 of the 50 states practically, so it seems stupid to have this be federal.

If the bill doesn't get dropped, I'd like to see them simply make the animals require a permit rather than ban them outright. The permit would require the owner to prove that they have properly secure facilities and the ability to care for the animal properly through its life. This generates revenue and keeps a tab on what are, to be fair, big nasty invasive dinosaurs. Keepers who are worthy of the big snakes can keep, breed, and sell them to other worthy keepers.