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she_geek
at Thu Nov 8 12:10:18 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by she_geek ]
Despite its reputation for banning everything, Massachusetts has more moderate reptile laws than some. Rather than banning entire classes of animals, they individually evaluate them for danger to the environment or public safety if they are released, as well as whether an average pet owner can manage the husbandry issues. I think it's nice that they consider the well being of the reptile as well as the worst case scenario. Anyway, ball pythons, burmeses, and boas (except for emerald tree boas) are allowed. Venomous snakes, reticulated pythons, anacondas, and green tree pythons are not.
Sometimes the application of the law is rather unevenly applied. All monitors are banned (including Ackies and Savannahs), as are chameleons, but iguanids are not. I think most people would agree an ackie is a lot easier to care for and less likely to slash the bejeezus out of you on a bad day than an iguana, but at least they're trying.
In New Hampshire, most reptiles are legal except for venomous ones. It is also against state conservation laws to sell or keep any native animal (including local snakes and amphibians), even if they were captive-bred in another state.
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0.1 Boa constrictor imperator
2.5 Ball pythons
1.1 Crested Geckos
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New England - she_geek, Thu Nov 8 12:10:18 2007