ACTUALLY WE ARE STRICTLY REGULATED HERE IN FLORIDA NOW ON ALL HERPS AND IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO BURMESE ARE CONSIDERED REPTILES OF CONCERN AND REQUIRE A $100 ANNUAL PERMIT AS WELL AS THE SNAKES HAVE TO BE MICRO-CHIPPED. ADDITIONALLY YOU MUST FILE NATURAL DISASTER PLANS AND FILE DIAGRAMS OF YOUR FACILITIES. ALSO INSPECTIONS ARE MANDATORY ANNUALLY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY BURMESE ARE A NATIONAL PROBLEM SINCE THEY COULDN'T SURVIVE ANYPLACE ELSE BUT HERE. FLORIDA ALREADY HAS TAKEN STEPS TO PREVENT OTHER SPECIES FROM BEING INTRODUCED ACCIDENTLY OR INTENTIONALLY BY HAVING A NUMBER OF SNAKES AND LIZARDS ON THE REPTILES OF CONCERN LIST. THE HERP COMMUNITY HERE PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN TRYING TO HELP WHENEVER POSSIBLE STATE OFFICIALS AS NEEDED....
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Tom Crutchfield
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