H.R. 511 to be heard on 11/29

[reptileexperts]

It prohibits the interstate trasnport of animals listed under this act as "Injurous". This prohibits them from being imported into these states, or imported from anywhere else in the world. This does not stop them from being exported or kept locally under certain state governing laws and city ordinances.

It means you can have the snake if your state and city say its ok - but you must get the snake from within your state. If you are then in the military and are forced to relocate to a different state, you're new "pet" snake must then be left behind in the state of your current residence or sold to another person within that state, again not to allow the snake to cross state lines. Current species on the list already include: Burmese, Indian, African Rock, Yellow Anaconda, and South African Rock.

[arialmt]

It prohibits the interstate trasnport of animals listed under this act as "Injurous". This prohibits them from being imported into these states, or imported from anywhere else in the world. This does not stop them from being exported or kept locally under certain state governing laws and city ordinances.

It means you can have the snake if your state and city say its ok - but you must get the snake from within your state. If you are then in the military and are forced to relocate to a different state, you're new "pet" snake must then be left behind in the state of your current residence or sold to another person within that state, again not to allow the snake to cross state lines. Current species on the list already include: Burmese, Indian, African Rock, Yellow Anaconda, and South African Rock.

I see. Apparently there is more going on here than just section 1 vague text. Thanks for direction. that will give me something extra to look into for a little while.

[Sand]

and my two cens - I think the Boa Constrictor blanket will keep it from passing . . . there is nothing backing up that these are invasive animals other than a small population in Florida that has had zero ecological impacts documented.

Agreed, aswell as your point.. the blanket attempt would also move them past the XX economic damage point if i aint mistaken...

If so it would more or less be a complete waste of time on the morons trying to push it.. Man I really hate my state reps.

[reptileexperts]

Yeah, I've been contacting multiple breeders getting input on the matter. Most of them are primarily retic breeders without the ability to use CITES export. . . they will be the most effected if passed. However, even they seem to believe that Boa constrictor being on the list will keep it from passing. Retics may keep it from passing if they do proper research in the amount of industry it is, and the rise of things like Super Dwarfs and Dwarfs that don't get near as big. Plus this is a list of animals that have a dangerous impact on our wild and native wildlife. There have been ZERO Feral populations of reticulated pythons, so the data is not there. The whole addition of constrictors to the injurious list was thanks to the Burmese in Florida. Our only cause for warning with retics is the amount of deaths associated with them thanks to some published HSUS data.

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Yeah, I've been contacting multiple breeders getting input on the matter. Most of them are primarily retic breeders without the ability to use CITES export. . . they will be the most effected if passed. However, even they seem to believe that Boa constrictor being on the list will keep it from passing. Retics may keep it from passing if they do proper research in the amount of industry it is, and the rise of things like Super Dwarfs and Dwarfs that don't get near as big. Plus this is a list of animals that have a dangerous impact on our wild and native wildlife. There have been ZERO Feral populations of reticulated pythons, so the data is not there. The whole addition of constrictors to the injurious list was thanks to the Burmese in Florida. Our only cause for warning with retics is the amount of deaths associated with them thanks to some published HSUS data.