Here's my beef (or soapbox, whatever you want to call it)...



I don't know the whole story and I'm not going to speculate. The questions I posed are not meant to sound judgmental, they are what popped in my head when I first heard the story so I post them here to have a discussion.



Here are the facts that pertain to me and the fight going on in FL right now: FL enacted the ROC law to prevent this sort of issue. The owner did not have a microchip which leads me to believe that he probably didn't have a ROC permit either. It appears that the owner covered his bases and had a place to keep his snake. Clearly it is not an aggressive snake and surely was not a danger to anyone.



What gets me heated up about this is that herpers in FL are trying to fight a ban and are arguing that laws are already in place to regulate ROC. But stories are popping up about python owners that are non-compliant. It doesn't really matter if you agree with the law or not, it is a law. So I'm in compliance but I fear losing my right to python ownership because others are picking and choosing what laws they care to follow. I have to clean my Burm cage today and I dread taking him outside in my own backyard because I feel like I have to hide him from my neighbors.



On a positive note, the news did report that FWC was going to return the snake to its owner when he a proper enclosure set up. I honestly believe that FWC is working with people, but the news media is just wacko.

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