'bout a year ago my hubby got in a row with the neighbor over their dog pooping where our kids played and them not picking it up. Anyway - said neighbor called animal control because we had "a ton of snakes we were selling out of our house" - yes their kids had been at our house playing with ours - yes they knew about the snakes - yes that's all it took to get the "authorities" at our house. Lucky for me - I have a permit with the city to have up to 100 snakes - I also have a business permit to sell those snakes. I played by the rules and when push came to shove I won. No I do not feel my rights were violated - tho I will admit that it did spook me thinking they were going to make me get rid of them - but in the end by following the appropriate procedures got my name on that list and there was no need for further consideration. And no one felt a need to run out and pass a new law outlawing my snakes.



But to be honest - as a mother I wouldn't want to live next to a person with 50 venomous snakes. As a herper I really don't want to live next to someone with 50 venomous snakes. You can preach to me all you want about rights - but a right to bear arms is in the constitution a right to keep snakes is not. If your "pet" can get out and kill my kid - I don't care if it's a snake or a dog I don't want to live near it and I'm sure as hell not going to trust you to come knock on my door to tell me your viper has gone missing and might be sunning itself on my patio.



Other than that - I agree with everything Jenny has said.
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Tosha

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