Quote Originally Posted by Chuck View Post
We as a community should NOT make any concessions to ban large constrictors to save the rest. I think if they get this passed they are fine with that but I think what they want is for us to offer up the ban on the big ones as a compromise to keep a larger ban from going through. It is very important for us to not give into giving up anything. They sure will not stop after they get even a small piece of this passed so we should not feel obliged to make it any easier for them for any of it. We should keep it nice and professional but totally blanket them with negative response to this idea.


Chuck
100% agree with that... We need to fight for everything. I love my big snakes to death... If we give them an inch, they'll take a mile. This bill would effect everything from pet stores, rodent suppliers, reptile supply companies, feed companies that supply the rodent suppliers, etc. People will lose their jobs!

Big snakes cannot and will not be a problem other than FL, along with every other boa, python, and eunectus, they cannot thrive in these different enviorments, it's either going to be too dry, too cold, etc. There is absolutly no reason to fight for just the smaller snakes... Also take into account, certain snakes will slowly fade away in captivity over the years. Without interstate trade, lets take Green Anacondas for instance, there aren't enough breeders out there to keep these snakes going in captivity. No one is going to try and breed Greens and move 30+ offspring locally... Just wont happen... Not even to mention things like the Boelens Python which will sooner or later be non-existent in captivity aside from zoos.

Please, lets fight for everything!!