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DEldien
at Sun Feb 10 15:12:54 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DEldien ]
>>what do you mean "alternative solutions"? Parts of Florida has problems with iguanas and burmese pythons, but the state (and probably some localities) has attempted to address their specific problems already so what alternative solutions would you suggest? I live in the mountains of Virginia, and there are no populations of burmese pythons reeking havoc here, and I don't step out into my back yard and see iguanas everywhere. So why would you go to the federal government and start suggesting "alternative solutions"???? It's almost like admitting that there is a national problem, and there isn't. It's stuff like that that I was talking about being discussed in other forums, and I think that mentality can be more detrimental to the hobby than anything else. If a locality has an issue, they should deal with it. If you live in Florida, and they have a problem in Alaska with cockatiels, it wouldn't be right for the national government to ban them everywhere, the local government should solve their problem. If you have suggestions to help Florida and their problem, then submit it to them. As for this inquiry into boas, pythons, and anacondas, there is NO national threat to wildlife or public saftey, so it should simply be completely opposed based in that.
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>>-David
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>>1.0 ball python (Pandora - don't ask)
>>1.0 argentine boa (Prometheus)
>>0.1 hogg island boa (Andromeda)
>>0.0.1 brazilian rainbow boa (Inara)
>>1.0 kenyan sand boa (Diablo)
>>1.0 normal corn snake(Cypress)
>>0.1 amel. corn snake (Morgan LaFay) RIP
>>0.0.2 baby corns (Romulus and Remus)
>>- 1 normal, 1 ghost
>>0.0.1 banded cali. kingsnake (Cain)
>>1.0 tangerine honduran milksnake (Narcissus)
>>0.0.1 snow corn snake (Valkyrie)
>>1.0 amazon tree boa (Pegasus)
>>1.0 colombian boa (Athena, for now)
>>0.1 albino san diego gopher snake (maybe Octavian)
>>0.0.1 sandfish skink (Slick)
>>0.0.1 fire skink (Phoenix)
>>1.0 dog (Luke)
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>>the wife's pets:
>>1.0 bearded dragon (Leonidas)
>>1.1 ferrets (Ares, Enyo)
>>1.2 cats (Galahad, Ripley and Sassy)
>>0.1 Boxer (Zoe)
>>2.0 rats
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>>NEWEST ADDITIONS:
>>1.0 adult Dumeril's boa (maybe Hannibal)
>>0.0.1 baby yellow amazon tree boa (affectionately called
>> Snuggles)
Dave,
I tried to keep my previous post short, and in doing so I may have given you the wrong idea.
I can tell by your post that you are passionate about your animals as am I.
I am against what the USFWS is considering proposing and I do not feel that it will accomplish their stated goal or benefit anyone. I am not admitting or denying there is a problem in Florida as I have no first hand knowledge of such. Like you, I understand that this could not be an issue in the Continental United States except extreme southern portions of Florida and Texas.
The fact is; Florida Officials believe they have a problem and are taking steps to try and do something about it. Again I do not agree with their course of action or that of the USFWS.
The purpose of my previous post was to facilitate a positive discussion with the goal of finding an alternative solution to propose. By alternative, I was thinking along lines of physically removing or reducing the wild populations of said non natives in South Florida. Someone out there may have a good idea. I think it is at least worth exploring.
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RE: fair and balanced? - DEldien, Sun Feb 10 15:12:54 2008