Quote Originally Posted by tbowman View Post
That may be the biggest threat at the moment at the federal level, but don't think for a second that restrictions aren't being introduced all the time on the state a municipal level. The groups who introduce this legislation (HSUS, etc) can only use this sort of thing as fodder to push their agenda and confirm to the public that reptile owners across the nation are reckless and behave similarly to this individual.
This. Here in WV we have the "Dangerous Wild Animals Act". The "Dangerous Wild Animals Board", which is comprised of three appointed representatives from DNR, Ag, and HHS, meets annually to review the list of regulated animals and make recommendations to add animals to or remove animals from the list. The legislature then votes on the list during the next session.

So far no snake species are on the list, but initially the Board recommended that all venomous snakes and all constrictors over six feet be placed on it. One twit free-handling a hot who gets bit would ruin keeping hots within the state for everyone.