Of course no one is going to spend $1,500 or more on a snake & then give it up. also it more then likely a breeder or devoted herper that is willing to pay these prices so they know what they're getting into. However once the marketability of the morph goes down ,price wise, then the non-prepared or just to get a snake 1st timers start buying them. Trust me I know several people w/ retics,rocks,burms, etc. that get them just b/c of the potential danger but have no real clue about the animals natural history,biology or anything like that. They just feed the snakes, sell or trade to other people who shouldn't have these snakes either. As for that one state thing, I know of several rescues in MD. & PA that can no longer accept burms.,retics,rocks, etc. b/c they are filled w/ them w/ no real outlet for their adoption. It is a sad truth as to why many states are banning or trying to ban the sale of large boaidea for the simple fact carless or unknowing innocents get them only to have them get to big & become no longer wanted or to aggressive. Go to you zoo's reptile house & ask them how many burms,retics.,rocks, annacondas,&even boas they were asked if they wanted b/c the current owner can no longer handle them then you'll see. Ironically I was given a labrynth burm. a few wks. back b/c it was to big at just 81/12ft. not counting a few other large pythons a few of my friends took in. I do think the breeding of these species should be minimalized as the general public is not prepared to house them. If the continue to be mass produced then more mishaps will happen. More mishaps happen more laws. More laws less herps for us get the picture if it doesn't stop soon we will have very few herps to enjoy in our homes w/o being criminals.

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