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To: Salamander

You’re right about the details of the ban which is about all the Feds could do, considering their jurisdiction.

I’m not sure why you are so adamant about the right of snake owners to avoid any laws or programs that constrain owners from allowing these animals to escape into the wild. And I know some snake lovers would cheerfully keep venomous snakes like mambas, horned vipers, and fer de lance as part of their hobby.

Another good measure would be to require an digital license/id to be inserted into these animals so their owners could be identified if they are found in the wild. Breeders would be required by law to implement this id as a condition of sale. Then, both the breeder and the owner could be held liable if a registered animal got loose.

By the way, society has already put programs in place to pick up, detain, offer for adoption, and eventually put down the cats and dogs you are so worried about. And those animals don’t grow to 20-30 feet in length with a capability to crush and suffocate large animals and humans or to quickly kill with their venom.


73 posted on 01/17/2016 10:48:41 AM PST by wildbill (If you check behind the shower curtain fInor a murderer, and find one.... what's your plan?)
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To: wildbill

Where did I say I was adamantly against responsible ownership?

I never mentioned dogs, just cats.

I already know people who keep a wide variety of “ hots”.

You can thank them for life saving antivenin and all the miracle drugs derived from snake venom, some of which you may already be using, unaware.


77 posted on 01/17/2016 11:45:45 AM PST by Salamander (I made friends with a lot of people in the danger zone...)
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