Here in virginia thete are other factors involved in them wanting to be strict with anything potentiallybeing an invasive species. I am an avid outdoorsman and hunter and do alot of work with dmap and virginia is starting to see issues from ferrel hogs. Not to mention the big snakehead issue that started in md and spread into va. Any sniff of another potential invasive species will cause panic. I know i know pythons wouldnt survive but it still has an impact. Another issue is the fact there has been alot of exotic animal issues within the state over big cats and other species. I have talked to a couple friends of mine here, one is a game warden and the other is a wildlife bioligist and they both tell me from what they are hearing virginia is doing alot of huffing and puffing without alot of data to back the ban they are trying to get done.