There is no ban. The issue that brought all this up was that there was a Notice of Inquiry from US Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, started to gather information about IF released large pet constrictors pose a threat to the public and/or wildlife. This was not a bill or a possible ban, just a fact-gathering project (which might have been used later to decide whether or not a ban or law would be appropriate).

There was a HUGE response from the reptile community (and with the help of PIJAC) - and I think that surprised USDFW. I don't think we have anything to worry about right now - this isn't one of those knee-jerk legislations that sometimes happen when a mayor's kid gets bitten by a pet constrictor, just fact-gathering.
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• ok stupid question - manhattagators, Thu Jul 17 17:27:34 2008
• Good question - KevMadden, Thu Jul 17 21:43:43 2008
• The Notice of Inquiry - liquid-leaf, Tue Jul 22 07:28:46 2008