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rainbowsrus
at Fri Jul 10 14:24:32 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by rainbowsrus ]
I love how they can say whatever they want with no backup.....
"HELP PREVENT THE IMPORTATION AND TRADE OF DANGEROUS BURMESE PYTHONS" - so the "safe" burms are OK?
"many people across the country do and have still been injured or killed by them." - any statistics to back this up? I'm not aware of a rash of deaths associated to killer burms!!
"Burmese Pythons can grow to be up to 20 feet long and weigh over 250 lbs." OK somewhat correct but how many actually attain this size?
"Not only do they pose a risk when they escape their tanks" - Duh, owner mistake and carelessness, not thre fault of the snake.
"many owners turn them loose" - I hear this over and over, and exactly how does anyone "know" owners are releasing them? And if so how does one quantify "many"
"Burmese Pythons are strong swimmers and highly adaptable, making their home in almost any warm climate." - That stays warm and damp all year round!!
"More than 600 of these pythons were removed from the Florida Everglades Park between 2002 and 2007, and these invasive species feed on many of the endangered native species found there, including white ibis, limpkin, round-tailed muskrats, and woodrats." - OK, they are in the glades, how exactly does banning their import and sale prevent them from being where they already are?
"Please join me in co-sponsoring this important bill to protect children, pets and endangered ecosystems from dangerous Burmese Pythons." - Children are at a MINIMAL risk from Burms, many more children are killed each month/week/day/minute by other causes. Heck, I even read more kids die playing sanctioned league baseball.
And do they not see the irony, lets ban having a pet to protect having pets? ow many cats, dogs and other furry or feathered pets are killed by other cats, dogs and other furry or feathered pets?
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Thanks,
Dave Colling
www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (05/26/2009):
36.51 BRB
29.42 BCI
And those are only the breeders 
lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats  
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Really hate the junk science statements. - rainbowsrus, Fri Jul 10 14:24:32 2009