Thanks for posting the interview. The sequence of events makes more sense now. I suspect he'll have a legal case for the boa, but not much else.
Despite assurances from the Florida legislators, there is effectively no grandfathering with these laws. The active link to register for grandfathering on the FWC website is basically an entrapment scheme to document your prohibited species for future termination. Another reason I'm glad I don't live in Florida, but it could happen anywhere laws like this are passed.