Feds Move To Ban Pythons And Boas

[Johnny Utah]

Feds Move To Ban Pythons & Boas



The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has made a significant move towards banning the importation and interstate transport of Boa Constrictors and Pythons in the United States. Quietly published in the Federal Register, the agency is accepting public comments until April 30th. If enacted this will devastate an already hard hit industry, dealing a fatal death blow to a large number of businesses dependent on this segment of the industry. Noted herpetologist, author, former zookeeper, and one of the leading private researchers and breeders of pythons in the United States, David Barker, had this to say...

This is the formal notification and request for public comments regarding the intention of USF&W Service to place ALL snakes in the genera Boa, Python, and Eunectes on the Injurious Wildlife List of the Lacey Act.

If enacted as regulation, this will ban the importation of said snakes into the USA , and ban all interstate transportation of said snakes.

There is a request made for public input and we feel it will be very important that all keepers with an interest in boas and pythons make written response before 30 April.

This is VERY important. Don’t take this lightly.

Once the importation and inter-state transport has been banned, there will be a rapid exodus of breeders of these species, and eventually they will disappear from the marketplace along with a significant number of businesses and jobs.

Feds Move To Ban Pythons & Boas - PetHobbyist.com Site Blog

[Stigma]

uhhhhhh lame.

[razeraze]

So what do we do? Does this only affect the W/C trade or is it the whole industry?

[trendkill]

Everyone please send in your oppositions!!!

Visit this link:

http://kingsnake.com/FWSReview.pdf

Under the "Addresses" section on page one you'll find a few ways to send in your comments. This is extremely important!!! Please, please, PLEASE help out!!!

[razeraze]

Thank you, Trendkill.

Here is what I sent them:
Please refuse the ban on pythons and boas. Many private keepers and business are involved in herpetoculture. The myth that this will squash feral populations in Florida is simply a myth. Florida is home to many feral animals including dangerous dogs and cats. This is something the state needs to deal with and hopefully the new laws they passed will help greatly. A larger epidemic affecting the entire united states is the feral mammal populations, yet reptiles are singled out simply because of decades or past prejudices. If you feel this law must pass, then I am certain reptile enthusiast around the country will be getting lawyers and quickly turn this into an ugly situation. Recently a private keeper sold a snake for 35,000 dollars to a zoo, this shows there are responsible keepers who have the money and contacts to make this very ugly in court. Please reconsider feral reptiles like any other feral pest and by state legislature and not federal since it does not affect the entire country like that of feral mammal populations.

I also sent this to the Chicago herp society, A member of the Illinois D.N.R., and some of the big reptile keepers and rescues in Illinois.

[danktat]

Here are a couple of on line petitions that you can fill out

Regulations.gov

And

The proposed USF&W ban on Boas and Pythons Petition : [ powered by iPetitions.com ]

Any and all support is appreciated.

[Johnny Utah]

Originally Posted by danktat

Here are a couple of on line petitions that you can fill out

Regulations.gov

And

The proposed USF&W ban on Boas and Pythons Petition : [ powered by iPetitions.com ]

Any and all support is appreciated.

I think the second link is a scam - they want you to donate money to iPetitions before you can submit your petition. The first one seems legit though.

[danktat]

You don't have to donate. Just go back to the original page and click on "signatures"....It is the second tab on the top to the left. It will show you your submission

[louise]

yeah it really sucks when people try to tell you what you can and cant have. i love how people can make that desicion for you.

[Stigma]

louise are u new to america??? there are hundreds of thousands of things which u can not have its kinda are way of being free.....as long as the government SAYS we are free...we are.... jees...dont u know anything?