I am sure , and 100% so, that no "pregnant" animal can be knowingly imported....I am not too sure if this applies to reptiles in GENERAL.....I am also 100% sure that the issue here is mostly gravid ball pythons. Bieng gravid ball pythons, it is 100% a violation of the lacey act(enforced in this case by violating another countries laws), as the countries of origin(togo/ghana/benin) prohibit the export of gravid BALL pythons.....one main reason is they screw up the quota system by cheating it, and they do not get the 50cents or so a head that is exported......they lose out on some good much needed money.....AND the females that are supposed to be released after laying are not.........so in essence they are breaking 4 laws of those countries, and they are prohibitions!, thus violating the lacey act....

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