Long-time lurker to the forums here. I live not far from Dan & Collette so I've been following this in the papers. I wish I'd known about the meeting I would like to have attended.

Their zoning is agricultural, so that's not the problem. If they were breeding milks or kings, no problem either. The issue is that they are breeding 'pythons' which are classified as exotic animals, so they are limited to only 5 snakes on their property (1 per 1/2 acre). Silly. The real problem lies in the fact that Mapleton is seen by many as an up-and-coming area with most of the new subdivisions having lots going for $250 - $300k and many million-dollar homes. So you've got people with money who don't know or understand or care to understand that a little ball python isn't going to break out of it's cage and start stalking the pets and kids in the area.

Good luck Dan & Collette!

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• UT Press: Neighbors Fear Python Farm - W von Papineäu, Thu Aug 24 11:03:57 2006
• RE: UT Press: Neighbors Fear Python Farm - ginebig, Thu Aug 24 11:12:32 2006
• RE: UT Press: Neighbors Fear Python Farm - joshhutto, Thu Aug 24 11:31:24 2006
• RE: UT Press: Neighbors Fear Python Farm - burningrose, Thu Aug 24 11:44:36 2006
• RE: UT Press: Neighbors Fear Python Farm - Aviansinoil, Thu Aug 24 12:14:35 2006
• RE: UT Press: Neighbors Fear Python Farm - toshamc, Thu Aug 24 11:31:24 2006
• What is their zoning? - mikebell, Thu Aug 24 11:41:53 2006
• RE: What is their zoning? - cpritch, Thu Aug 24 12:37:46 2006
• I'm sure they could use your support - markll, Thu Aug 24 13:37:17 2006
• RE: What is their zoning? - dustyrhoads, Fri Aug 25 02:13:03 2006
• RE: What is their zoning? - bsr inc, Fri Aug 25 10:09:22 2006
• Mike.. I thought the same thing... - morphevolutions, Thu Aug 24 18:16:56 2006
• UT Press: Mapleton to determine fate ... - W von Papineäu, Thu Aug 24 11:43:14 2006
• RE: UT Press: Mapleton to determine fate ... - Herpout, Fri Aug 25 00:05:32 2006
• Exotic Pets and Not Reptiles?!? - bps516, Fri Aug 25 12:03:06 2006
• RE: Exotic Pets and Not Reptiles?!? - cpritch, Sat Aug 26 16:55:06 2006
• Thats crazy........ - GaryCrain, Thu Aug 24 14:00:57 2006
• RE: Thats crazy........ - ginebig, Thu Aug 24 14:22:25 2006
• ITS 2006 PEOPLE!!!! - happysurgeman, Thu Aug 24 16:37:03 2006
• Speaking of which........ - burmmania, Fri Aug 25 02:05:10 2006
• GOOD LUCK GUYS!!!!!!! - dnreptiles, Thu Aug 24 16:48:45 2006
• What a load of CRAP!!! - midnightherps, Thu Aug 24 22:34:13 2006
• Best of Luck! Hope all smooths out. - gardenmum, Fri Aug 25 20:17:53 2006