I can see that the pet trade from a point of view could be considered resposible for the wild burms, after all they were imported for the reason of making them pets, is that correct? But whats's unfair is the fact that every time we turn around, pet owners are continously being blamed for these wild burms due to illegally releasing them, that just isn't true. All that does is makes the entire herp community look like a bunch of irresponsible pet owners and that is wrong. It continues to form a negative opinion in the general publics minds that we are nothing but bad people who don't care about the envirnement, laws, rules, and regulations and whatever else you can think of.

People are not driving down there and releasing these animals into the wild. And what kills me is, why in the hell is there so many feral cats down there that are being fed by tax payers money, and how come that isn't all over the media. Cats do more damage then those burms will ever do. In fact, this is my opinion, but I believe the burms aren't actually hurting anything. Yes, they eat, but they are being eaten also. So, they too are a part of the food chain.

People don't deserve to loose there rights because of the cruelty that mother nature unleashed. Herpers don't deserve to be put down over and over without the mention of the hurricane. Everywhere I go I hear from people how this is all the fault of bad pet owners, and we did it to ourselves. That's crap, It's funny how we are supposed to show compasion for this and that, but we, the herp community, never receive it. All we see about us are lies and more lies, they just never stop.

This country was founded on the philosophy of "We the people". This county and our government have forgotten what this country stands for. We the people get crapped on by "Those the few", or "Those who can pay the most money", who are elected into some kind of office. We are no longer living in a country that is "For the people".

What all of you people who are against us don't realize is that one day your hobby, business, hopes, dreams, desires, and wishes may some day be put on the chopping block like what is happening now with reptiles. What will you do then? Once the door is open, where does it stop?

Don't push your lifestyle on me, and don't take away my lifestyle just because you don't like it. I got news for you, I don't care what you have, what you do (as long as it doesn't effect me), who you do it with, how you do it, and so on.

We are not hurting anyone, and don't say snakes kill people. More people are killed by dogs in one year then have ever been killed by snakes in the U.S.

Live and let live.

The phrases that I have used are in general and not necessarily aimed at Mike.

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