Ball Pythons (any member, or hybrid offspring of the family Boidae and any member of the family Pythonidae (boas and pythons) as well as monitors, iguanas, Racerunners, whiptails and tegus) have been banned in the city of New York for a long time, I think for over 10 years at this point. I applaud your efforts just think the timing is off. USARK has been working for the last few years to overturn the Lacey act listing for large constrictors at the federal level and probably doesn't have the time and resources to deal with the state level issues with any gusto right now.