I didn't get to see the entire hearing or am intimately familiar with the proposed legislation but this is what the problem boils down to. Right now the hearing was for banning the importation of 2 or 3 large contrictor snakes which would be a violation of the lacey act to ship them into the U.S. Correct? Your fear that the other large contrictors could be amended to the legislation is a great possibility. Could this lead to further banning or tighter legislation, I say sure. If your business relies on the importation of the constrictor snakes you will be impacted, if not how is this really going to impact the captive bred trade in the U.S. right now? You are predicating everything on the legislation reverting back to an all out ban on pythons. Instead of working everybody up or engaging in what another user described as "propaganda", why can't you explain things clearly and ask for help? I value your hard work and what you have done to protect reptile keepers rights, I just don't agree with the way you played on words in your last post and USARK's last communication, that's all. USARK did a great job getting the amendment and stopping the python ban in it's original form and I am greatful, don't take this the wrong way please.
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