(That NJ "venomoid" cobra bite sure was perfectly timed, wasn't it?)



http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story/New-legislation-will-ban-some-exotic-pets/qXROcRmPEkK6y4MVhovp2g.cspx



New Legislation expected to be introduced in the Senate soon will ban the sale of some exotic pets here in the commonwealth.



The question is, is there enough of a problem here that prompted this?



Apparently there is, in fact last year a man who runs a center to help exotic animals. Said this legislation needed to go through specifically about alligators he says he sees.



Senator Richard Alloway is expected to introduce a new bill that Jesse Rothacker says is long overdue. In Pennsylvania it's legal to buy pet alligators that start out tiny and end up huge.



The bill would amend Title 30 and make it illegal to buy or sell American alligators or venomous snakes.



In central pa the problem is worse than most think. Back in 2003 someone let an alligator loose in Harrisburg's Italian Lake, Zoo America later nursed it back to health.



And as for poisonous snakes like rattlesnakes, one bite could mean serious consequences. Rothacker who runs forgotten friends says most people have good intentions but not experience or the right habitat.

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