Quote Originally Posted by ClarkT View Post
Along with the last question, how many people do you think are ignoring the ban and just taking them along with a move? Do you think there is a black market developing with them? just curious...

I don't have room for a large snake yet, but I sure had hoped to in the 5-10 year future.
I'm sure that many, many people will ignore the law when it comes crossing the state lines with their snake. This is a difficult law to enforce. It's not like we have to go through customs to travel from state to state. The idea that it is a felony is enough to deter most scrupulous breeders. Lossing an entire stock of burms would be a bummer. However many will choose to simply ignore the ban, choose carefully who you do business with. I do not think that under CURRENT rules that a black market interstate burm ring needs to form. Each state has a population of burms already and some may even become saturated with them as the snakes cannot be moved. Who know what the herp laws will look like in 5-10 years though.... My thought is that if you want it and can house it, now is the time to get it.