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Burmese Python listing to appear in tomorrows Federal Register

By Jeff Barringer · January 19, 2012 2:48 pm

The USF&W Invasive Species Listing for the Burmese Python, Yellow Anaconda, and Rock Pythons will appear in tomorrows Federal Register, and here at kingsnake.com we have received a pre-release copy. At 161 pages the document is not light reading and is bound to make many in the reptile world upset. One of the nuggets gleaned in a quick scan is this gem -
Many commenters stated that responsible owners would release or euthanize their snakes if this rule passed. We do not believe that this would be the case since pet owners will still be allowed to keep their snakes and sell or give them away within their State.
Considering the whole premise of the Burmese Python "problem" is based on the governments repeated statements that these are animals that have been released into the wild by exactly those same people, that makes this claim hard to justify. To download and read the whole document, click here.

Comments

boanut Jan 20, 2012

Welcome to Russia. How many human species are native to the US ? Are we going to add us to the Lacey Act ?

Brian Jan 20, 2012

I cannot believe how stupid the writers of this law are. They state in one of their responses that they dont see a black market forming for these snakes...Really?...Just take a look at illegal drugs and anything else thats illegal. They should at least allow interstate transport. And if you have to move their response is to abandon your pet and adopt another one when you get there...just apauling how the USFWS is acting.

jeremy Jan 20, 2012

THE PEOPLE OF THE EXOTICS COMMUNITY DID NOT RELEASE THEM THIS WAS AN ACT OF GOD!!!! THAT STARTED THIS A HURRICANE DID THIS IT DESTROYED A BREEDING FACILITY LETTING THESE ANIMALS LOOSE ALLOWING THEM TO BREED AND THRIVE DO YOUR RESEARCH AND QUIT POINTING YOUR FINGER AT THE COMMUNITY FOR SOMETHING THEY HAD NO HAND IN!!!!

Sky Jan 20, 2012

No more Yellow Anacondas? :( What the hell, they only get like 9 feet long, I was really looking forward to buying one when I was older.

Buck Jan 27, 2012

I like the way you think it could of been.

Frank Feb 3, 2012

We are only as free as the people in Washington say we are. We have the power. VOTE them out of office! EVERY TIME THEY WRITE A LAW,WE LOSE OUR FREEDOMS! WHATS NEXT????????

Pished Feb 8, 2012

ha, what we need to do is either march and occupy(see how well thats working...) OR just generally screw them and theyre laws. my snakes dont leave the house, and i do not let the world know theyre here. nor do i unnecessarily bring attention to my home, so my (would be)illegal snakes shall never be known to the general public. easy fix if you ask me. FTP!!!

Uber Pished, nah... Feb 8, 2012

ha, what we need to do is either march and occupy(see how well thats working now...) OR just screw them and theyre laws. my snakes dont leave the house, and i do not let the world know theyre here. nor do i unnecessarily bring attention to my home, so my (would be)illegal snakes shall never be known to the general public. easy fix if you ask me. Ill keep them until they hang me. and FK permits.

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