heres my letter. what do i do with it?To Whom it may concern:

I am a young man beginning a career in breeding and selling Ball Pythons. Recently I have invested a large sum of money in the purchase of several Ball Pythons in order to breed and sell them nation wide. This has been a passion of mine for some time, and I seek to pursue a career in herpetology. If this ban is passed, there will be a major problem in the economics of the herping community. With this ban imposed many of the large national breeders who ship world wide will be forced to either release their snakes into the wild (which is what you do not want) or sell to the black market. Take into consideration all of the supplies sold by major retailers, such as Petco, and breeders all over the US. These supplies will no longer be sold and major tax dollars will decrease. In addition, the Ball Python that only grows up to 5 ft in length is a major stride in genetics. If you were to ban the selling of these beautiful snakes it would also be a major loss in the study of genetics. This is a snake that has been bred by many major breeders such as Adam Wysoki, Bob Clark, and many more to find many different color mutations and morphs using their knowledge of genetics.

Now I would like to apologize for those who have been irresponsible and releasing their large Burmese Pythons into the everglades. I understand they have been eating animals who are essential to that particular eco-system. This is a major problem for Florida as a whole. Florida is the only state in the US which it is possible for such an animal to survive, so it is unnecessary to impose this ban nation wide. It is not needed for it to be enforced in Florida. I feel that a simple solution is in order. For example, I believe that when a person goes to buy a larger snake such as a Burmese or Reticulated python, that the person purchasing the snake should fill out a simple husbandry care sheet, that asks questions like "how large will the snake get" or "what does tis snake need to eat". So I only ask that you please reconsider this decision and give the reptile community another chance to shape up and fly rite.
-Quinton Mendoza

do some edditing etc. what ever. thanks.