Personally I think the buying, selling, and keeping of venomous and large snakes should be far more regulated than it is. The fact that any idiot can buy a snake that grows to 25 feet for $70 without having some sort of license or facility inspection is a bit ridiculous. I've had several people tell me their own hick tales of owning a "giant badass snake" that later they just let go somewhere when it got too big. My favorite is the story of the moron "walking" his rattlesnake on a leash.

I don't by any means think these animals should be banned but at the very least a license should be required to own one. It would surely cut down the impulse buys of people looking for status symbols.

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