the saddest part about it is that some of these experienced keepers don't see the benefit of having a permit requirement in place. yes it's possible to get around but if the people that have the permits are honest it's impossible, especially under florida's requirements. When I moved down here I had one person say at a show in orlando that he'd sign the paperwork that day if I'd pay cash for a snake, that's crazy. Granted I have years of working with venomous but he didn't know that, he just knew that I had CASH.



One thing people don't understand is that we all know nobody has been bitten by an escaped venomous but it's very possible. What happens if during the summer while an inexperienced keeper that is keeping his black mamba a secret from everyone gets bitten and the snake get's loose. Now this person has a very quick anaphylaxic reaction and is unable to capture the snake before collapsing. now we have this snake running loose and it finds it's way out of the house. This snake is mistaken by a local kid as a southern black racer and he goes to catch it, wham he's bitten and in the mean time, his little brother is with him and he's bitten. That's a very possible scenerio, now if it was legal but regulated and this person was required to tell his neighbors that he had this snake, is that kid going to pick up this huge black racer, I think not. Not only that he has gotten the training before hand and if doing things correctly he wouldn't have gotten bitten to begin with.



The risk to me, my family, and my neighbors is why I no longer keep hots. Should people be allowed to keep them, if it's in a legal, regulated manner than yes. Remember people there is no RIGHT in the constitution that says we can keep venomous reptiles.



The same thing that is happening to Pit bulls is going to happen to venomous reptiles. However, you all have the oppertunity to prevent all out bans if you try to get legal regulations such as permits and basic husbandry requirements in place.
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Josh & Krysty Hutto

J&K Reptiles



Various Ball Pythons:::



1.0 striped vanilla

1.0 spider

1.2 Citrus Ghost and hets

1.2 Albino and hets

2.3 het Pied

0.6 50% poss het pied

1.1 Pastel (male has additional gene going on with him)

a bunch of normal female breeders

a bunch of normal female holdbacks and several rescued normal males



0.1 columbian boa, she's a feeding monster, controls my

over production of rats, lol

0.1 brazilian rainbow boa, another rat eating monster

1.1 corns





a BAD dog is MADE not bred, support the American Pit Bull Terrier as the greatest breed of dogs on Earth!!!!!

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