>>I somewhat agree with you Chris, but they will target all reptiles eventually.....As the HSUS wants us to own no pets.

>>It's just the beginning of the end.

>>And you should know first hand how the government can threaten our hobby...I would be bitter too.

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>>John Lassiter

>>Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...



I'll tell you whom I'm really bitter at are those in this hobby who didn't have the balls to call a spade a spade and callout those who have been effing up this hobby for over a decade now. There have been years of abuse by two groups. The "big snake" owners who breed and sell to anyone who comes up with the money, and those who keep sell and trade "hot" herps. Both groups are loaded with irresponsible keepers who own them for the worst reasons. Every time I see a huge snake draped around someone like Britney it just reinforces that unfortunate generalization. I totally understand that there a huge number of smaller boas and pythons that don't deserve to be banned but we have allowed a couple of groups of keepers to paint the whole hobby as a bunch of freaks. I for one totally resent that.



IMO "big herps" and "hot herps" should be treated like elephants or tigers. There should be licenceing and extreme restrictions on both. There are far to many STUPID and irresponsible keepers in both groups and unfortunately most of the general public thinks that you all and I are part those groups too. So yes I'm bitter. Rant off.................
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Vichris

"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane"- Marcus Aurelius

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