Washington D.C./Federal: Congressional Republicans Attack ‘Broken’ Rules System
The report criticizes Fish and Wildlife Service plans to define boa constrictors and some pythons and anaconda as “injurious” to humans and the environment, banning their transportation across state lines in most cases. The agency has been paying particular attention to a snake infestation in the Florida Everglades.
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/09/13/congressional-republicans-attack-job-killing-rules/

WI: Man who housed baboon had run-ins with police over alligators, snakes
A Madison man found last month to be housing a baboon in his basement had previously been investigated for keeping alligators and large snakes at his East Side home, which he shares with a young daughter, Madison police records show.
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime_and_courts/article_d09e9af6-db4b-11e0-9432-001cc4c03286.html

PA?: Easton to consider banning animals at special events
Easton Farmers’ Market Manager Megan McBride said she wouldn’t mind seeing exotic animals, such as the occasional snake or monkey, banned from Downtown events. But she’d hate see dogs barred from events, particularly the bustling market.
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2011/09/easton_to_consider_banning_ani.html

NJ: Huge tortoises seized from NJ home, taken to zoo
(AP) HIGHLANDS, N.J. — Authorities have charged a New Jersey man who owned four tortoises, including one weighing between 500 and 600 pounds.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/13/ap/business/main20105485.shtml

FL: Reticulated python seized from Palm Beach County home
A 13-foot tiger reticulated python has been seized from an Acreage man who turned out to have small menagerie of exotic wildlife in his home.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/blogs/green-south-florida/sfl-reticulated-python-seized-from-palm-beach-county-home-20110913,0,2484802.story

Tick tock tick tock...



Two weeks ago I noticed a problem with this girl. I only had five cages still on gravid Boa temps. One that is the cage with the probe for the gravid temp thermostat. The monitor cage if you will. The other four cages are all in one stack where the last two gravid females were gestating. The extra warm cages were empty except for the two gravid girls. The four in one stack are two stacks removed from the monitoring cage. I was feeding when I realized the power strip that is supposed to be heating those cages, with the gravid girls, was OFF! Oh no! You gotta be kidding me! All the cages in this stink'in snake room and the only cages with zero heat have the last two gravid girls! Disaster! Or at least could be a disaster. I have absolutely no idea how long they had been without any heat. I have no way to know. Usually girls that are too cool, will crawl around a lot looking for a warmer place to rest. Neither of those two girls were doing that. I just do not know how long they were like that. The other female gave birth less than a week later to a perfect litter. So I am hoping it wasn't too awful terrible long. Time will tell...

This represents, I think the forth latest litter in the season I ever had a female ovulate and thus give birth. This litter will be five months past the first of the season for me. Crazy huh!?

Today is day 111 from the ovulation. Another week and I'd say we are out of the woods. I am guessing she will give birth to her little delights in nine days. September the 20th. 120 days after her ovulation and just 100 after the Post Ovulation Shed. Stay tuned...