I think that we as herpers could form some common ground amongst all the societies but first there needs to be some formal rules set between all societies. In college I joined a herp society that was composed mostly of hobbyist, then here came the biology activists that frowned on keeping herps. Before too long I was being treated as a criminal for housing reptiles so I stopped attending meetings. If we could form some king of org. or have some existing org. promote or govern all societies at a fee that could be used for lobbying at the federal political level (In which I have heard that a three minute conversation could cost in the upper thousands) we could protect our rights. The truth is that until we join together we are going to continue to lose our rights.

One last thought is that we as herpers need to be responsible with out reptiles, meaning that its not a good idea to keep a 15 foot retic in the room next to the newborn baby’s crib. Every time that an incident occurs we are that much further in the hole. Please don’t ridicule me for my thoughts, I’m just trying to help brainstorm.

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