If the reason for burmese pythons to be banned was "they are an invasive species" then explain why lionfish aren't banned? Or cats? Pigs? Because the money behind those are larger than the AR can target right now. Burmese are NOT invasive to any place other than South Florida. So what was that reason for banned import and transport across state lines again? Please... tell me all about how Florida doesn't have laws about burmese, retics and anacondas on the books. Since it's a FLORIDA only problem. I may not be a big headed scientist like ya'll are.. but I know all about this, I live here and I've been involved with all this garbage since before Florida even passed the regulations that required you to get a permit to own the giants, much less banned them, much less the national ban work.
If you don't think that Congress will easily pass the ban to include "all pythons" after HSUS starts saying "Well, ball pythons are still pythons, just like the ones in the Everglades..." you're ignorant of how they work. All it takes is the facts that people who USED to own/breed/sell burmese are now turning to the non-banned smaller species and you'll see the USFW add them in. Geckos will probably get another 5-10 years maybe. All "exotics" are on the chopping blocks. They'll get them eventually. Burmese owners thought "They'll never pass it...." too.
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Originally Posted by Skiploder
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