Hey hey!
I was reading here that in US they are trying to make that awfull laws regarding imports of snakes and such but... i didn't understood well why you're thinking so about me. I'm reading and sometimes wrtiting on this forums as it is one of the most complete in the web as i believe, i posted many times in ball python forum about my first attempt to breed my spider male. I wrote there i'm fro Rome many times.
I just asked that question regarding handling large constrictor because i read that in USA they are considered so dangerous as it is always reccomended to handle them with other experienced persons while here people are doing that thinking they can cause at least few bad minutes of struggling and a nasty bite. I was just talking...
in any way here in Italy in 1996 some really idiot politicians made a total ban on monitor lizards, venomous snakes (except many rearfanged), crocs, snapping turtles, gilas and they included retics and green anacondas due to size. Other than that they outlawed thousand of other animal species such as monkeys, big cats, bears, wolves and much more...

Here are some links for you. In Italian of course:

This one is taken from the major italian site of reptiles enthusiasts. Go to www.serpenti.it forums and there i'm writing as 8Flavio8

http://www.serpenti.it/legislazione/decreto19041996/decreto.htm

This one is an official report of the law by a governamental site:


http://www.regione.sicilia.it/Agricolturaeforeste/Corpoforestale/contenitore/CITES/normativa/Decreto_Min_Amb_19_04_1996.pdf

Here you can see the whole list of species prohibited.

I don't want you all to think i'm someone else than what i'm saying to be, just because i wrote about this argument and i'm from Rome.

Flavio Becherini

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