All of the giants are potentialy dangerous,even deadly,and there are just too many pythons and boas to choose from to justify having one as a PET. While I dont think they should be banned per say,just as we regulate the selling of potentialy harmful substances like alcohol and cigarets,these animals should not just be sold to whomever fancies having one. Its bad for the animals,its bad for many of the people buying the animals,and it is certainly bad for our hobby as it fuels the fires of fear and misconceptions that snakes are murderous creatures. If one wants to study and experience the behavure of large boids there are many that max out at 5-6 feet that are equaly impressive in there own right,and have all the attitude,personality, and intelligence a person could want (at least from what Ive read). I think most giant boids are bought for one main reason, the cool factor (I know we all think our snakes are cool,by cool factor I mean simply to impress other people). The worst reason to buy any animal.