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CSRAJim
at Wed Jun 24 12:03:31 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by CSRAJim ]
Eric,
Thanks for this post of this unfortunate incident in Green Bay. It's unfortunate in that this will be more ammunition for the AR wackos for MORE regulation and that the kid was envenomated by one of his rattlesnakes...Speaking of which, how did the kid (minor) acquire them in the first place?
Judging from the article, I assume that it is illegal to sell "hots" in Wisconsin so, where/how did he acquire them & who did he acquire them from? Every "hot" show that I've attended, the breeders there ALL required paperwork before they would sell a "hot" specimen and from talking to them, they would not "ship" a venomous specimen either (pick-up in person ONLY). Whoever sold a minor child two venomous specimens did us all a great disservice here and provided more ammo for wackos...Or perhaps one of the parents acquired it for him...In any case, the specimens (and the frogs) were transported across state lines...
Regarding the poisonous frogs, I'll bet they were a show acquisition and if I'm correct, they were CB and in all probability, non-venomous (venom acquired from food?)...I sincerely doubt that a 17 year kid made a collecting trip to South America to acquire those frogs...
Another unfortunate aspect here is the lack of knowledge by the media (nothing new here) which leads to the sensationalism of fear for a headline...The "neighbors" within the community in turn are now more likely to vote in "approval" for more ordinances to further restrict private herping...
This is just a bad deal all the way around...With this kind of publicity, I hope that the sale of those two "hot" specimens was worth it...Just my opinion about this sad event...
Later,
Jim.
PS: I wonder what "southern speckled rattlesnake" they are talking about...Did they mean C. mitchelli pyrrhus?
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RE: GB police seize venomous snakes, frogs - CSRAJim, Wed Jun 24 12:03:31 2009