http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/florida-26418-ban-snakes.html
Its better you Florida guys do something about it
Its better you Florida guys do something about itThis aint good
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Huh?! Do you want to see pets being released? Just wait untill all are ilegal and people do whatever they want underground without any survailance! Banning them all ISNT the awser! And what about all the non native ones that wouldnt survive wild in Florida? And why would a huge comunity of people have to give up their pets because someone made a mistake? Oh and the pythons in the glades, dont worry about them, it apears most are dead or sick because of the cold wave. And what about house cats wich are responsable for dozens of species extinctions worldwide? Nothing in your agenda to ban them too, as well as domestic dogs wich inpact ecossistems whenever they become stray? And what would happen to MILLIONS of animals living peacefully and triving in captivity? Do you think zoos will take them? NO no, they are comon so most likely they are going to be eutanized... Same fate awaits thousands of jobs and livelyhoods...
Well said Coura.The beaurocrats are at it again but I dont see them being able to pull off a statewide ban on all exotics.coura;3944597; said:
And Florida is where lives one of the biggest groups of reptile breeders in the world! And these include people that deal with captive bred species that are VERY endangered in the wild or at the very least with a very restricted range such as indian painted pond turtles, rhinocerus iguanas, etc and others wille not endangered are complete stunners like albino iguanas, if these people were to be stopped VERY BAD consequenses would soon follow both for these species and for the rest of the reptile hobby, so sorry no more Cyclura, radieted tortoises, giant pond turtles,etc. Oh and NONE of these species would survive wild in Florida by themselfes!
Would you feel the same if this was in your backyard? Snake attacks(pythons) are a factor here in Florida, they are up there with gator attacks, and most are peoples pet's that get loose in the house. I don't want to see pets released. It is the owners who buy them and don't have the means to house them when mature. Plus these reptiles are far from extinction and are preying on bird's here and other wild life that are on the brink of extention. As far as the underground sales, that will and is happening reguardless.
Just my opinion.
Check out this pic from the Everglades.
This ended in a draw but the python had the gator all the way in him.
Just my opinion.
Check out this pic from the Everglades.
This ended in a draw but the python had the gator all the way in him.
koidaddy;3944669; said:
It is in my backyard........And Snake attacks have NEVER EVER been a factor.......Please do your reasearch before posting mis-information.......The right information on the subject is out there for the world to see, and it's not hard to find......
evan though i can give a rats a** about reptiles and such, i do think they should just make strict laws on buying such animals with maybe yearly license renewal & pet registry, which would i think weed out alot of the buyers buying on emotion. I know this may sound stupid and much work but banning is a little extreme. Eh but just my opinion, whether this happens or not doesn't really matter to me. All i know is when i visit Florida the likely hood of me running into some crazy reptile is less likely so im happy lol.