The problem in Florida is probably the biggest contributing factor to all of this coming to a head. In the Miami area, there sometimes seems to be more non-indigenous wildlife, than there is native wildlife. There are certain areas were there are Nile Monitors with thriving breeding populations and Iguanas in some areas are almost at " plague proportions. " Of course the Burmese are breeding in the Everglades and there are also exotic mammals and birds that are thriving just fine, that are not native. These of course are 99% concentrated in good old Dade county area. If you have never been down there, you really do not understand how rediculous it has gotten and will probably get worse as these populations continue to grow. This has all happened, because of the irresponsible keeping and releasing of exotic Reptiles, by BAFFOONS that really have nothing more than a snake they keep for a while and want to watch it eat while they get drunk in their trailer on Paps Blu Ribbon and show it to all of their buddy's until they loose their job and cannot afford to feed it or something else happens, that they just get tired of it and let it go in their yard! Some regulation is needed. Kids under the age of 18 should not be able to walk into " Hank's Wholesale Herps " and buy a Retic or Burm or Rock or any large constrictor and take it home and sleep with it and name it BABY. I am not even gonna get into this any further, I just hope that some common sense agreements can happen, so that the whole does not have to suffer for the stupidity of the few. Just hope that they do not require a pshycological exam before you can own a Reptile; " at that point %90 would be out of luck! " All jokes aside, this is a serious matter and especially for those of us who have been doing this and loving it for most of our lives. However, the internet took a tight nit community of few and brought it to the world years ago and everyone jumped on the wagon. Anytime you open things up to more and more people to get involved, you will start to generate more and more problems, it is just the way it goes! I really miss the days when a " Ditmars or Coborn or Bartlette book, " was the only way to really sit down and enjoy seeing different types of Reptiles. Now, everything is at the " click of a mouse and there is no more mystery to it. " The fact is; " the internet destroyed allot of Markets and Hobby's out there and has overexposed the crap out of everything. " Trust me, I have several friends that are in other Hobby's and Markets and they agree 100%. In the end, all things will work out, but will it work out to who's benefit, is the question?????.........JJ

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