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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• Real time expermint with WC gravid femal - thebigsquease, Thu Feb 15 13:41:43 2007
• pics that didn't post.... - thebigsquease, Thu Feb 15 13:44:39 2007
• RE: Real time expermint with WC gravid femal - albinosunlimited, Thu Feb 15 14:25:55 2007
• importing gravid balls is illegal - BrianL, Thu Feb 15 14:35:31 2007
• Sorry, I find no evidance that is true.. - thebigsquease, Thu Feb 15 16:19:39 2007
• dont know your laws huh? - BrianL, Fri Feb 16 12:05:21 2007
• RE: importing gravid balls is illegal - rkreptiles, Thu Feb 15 17:07:10 2007
• RE: importing gravid balls is illegal - MiamiExotics, Fri Feb 16 10:06:59 2007
• also.... - MiamiExotics, Fri Feb 16 10:09:47 2007
• Importing gravids.. legal??100% NO - tns4life, Fri Feb 16 00:59:39 2007
• Sorry - tns4life, Fri Feb 16 01:02:23 2007
• Again, I ask, where is this documented? - thebigsquease, Fri Feb 16 04:49:09 2007
• Hey Big Squease!! - TNS4LIFE, Fri Feb 16 08:43:33 2007
• Where are the exporters? - rsherman79, Fri Feb 16 08:47:14 2007
• We'd ALL like to know that!!!! np - johnavilla, Fri Feb 16 09:28:19 2007
• You dont find exporters, they find you.. - TNS4LIFE, Fri Feb 16 09:30:19 2007
• RE: You dont find exporters, they find you.. - rkreptiles, Fri Feb 16 16:28:31 2007
• RE: Again, I ask, where is this documented? - MiamiExotics, Fri Feb 16 10:14:57 2007
• RE: Again, I ask, where is this documented? - MiamiExotics, Fri Feb 16 10:16:23 2007
• Been on the phone with USFW for hours... - thebigsquease, Fri Feb 16 15:11:24 2007
• lacey act to RON - BrianL, Fri Feb 16 15:31:35 2007
• This is a joke, right? - thebigsquease, Fri Feb 16 15:36:57 2007
• Ron you seem a little intense.... - TNS4LIFE, Fri Feb 16 15:57:02 2007
• RE: Ron you seem a little intense.... - thebigsquease, Fri Feb 16 16:06:35 2007
• RE: Ron you seem a little intense.... - MiamiExotics, Fri Feb 16 19:30:49 2007
• RE: This is a joke, right? - BrianL, Fri Feb 16 16:07:58 2007