As with any hobby, sport, concert, ralley, whatever the case may be...there are always going to be fools messin' stuff up for the rest of us. just like florida is having alot of problems with people discarding thier unwanted reptiles into the wild.from boas to cobras. i would think it would be safe to say that in states like florida, that imported animals that can survive in the wild, might ban them. I really hope not, but anything is possible. but hopefully people in our hobby in the southern states especially, keep up the responsible husbandry.
and I don't mean to pick on the south now guys don't get me wrong. bad stuff can happen up here too. like i would never even think about putting a black mamba into my exmother inlaws car, ever. could you imagine what an impact that would have on the hobby!?! i have too much respect for the hobby.
a couple years back, someone let a poor alligator loose in the pocono's, not too far from me, and of course the poor thing died. couldn't handle our weather. as long as we stay responsible, we should be ok, i hope.
one more thing, i really enjoy our hamburg shows,ok. now, once one person gets hit with a hot, how long do you think it would take to shut them down? food 4 thought....