Quote Originally Posted by sharilynn View Post
That is a real shame...people walk in to a pet store with a pocket full of cash & see something cool, you know for novelty, status..whatever... and but it without even thinking it through!! Then they have it for a while the novelty wears off & they just forget about it, and let it rot!! Pet stores should have some sort of IQ testing or SOMETHING to see if these idiots do in fact have more than 1 brain cell. Its a wonder that these people can even take care of their own selves rather than a helpless animal!
This is why I sort of agree with having licensing for owning exotic snakes. I honestly wouldn't mind if there was a reasonable way to license exotic snake owners here in Ontario, as well as pet stores (which should have specific guidelines for selling these animals) But the issue would be that licensing costs money; to introduce, operate and obtain. As well as those who own large collections would find this a huge inconvenience.