The point is that there are enough loopholes in that law (as it stands) to drive a truck through - or at the very least ball pythons. Starting with the fact that their blanket statement does not cover any particular species or does it encompass any species in whole or in part - in order to apply the rule to balls in general they would have to prove that one could reasonably expect most balls to grow to be 6 plus feet in length - which they don't by anyones terms - it would be hard to pin down a solid judgment based on anomalies. And certainly a 4-5 foot full grown adult ball has no potential of reaching 6 feet.



But that aside - we really do need to focus on banning together as a society to remedy both the upcoming laws to prevent keeping our herps but also remedy the irresponsible ownership which in turn brings about these laws. Because even if Balls don't fall under the six foot law - or the many other ridiculous laws that are being brought about - we shouldn't leave our fellow herpers who own the big guys hanging out to dry.
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Tosha

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