>> And it is certainly not gov't job to say that it is and regulate it.

Definitely! Especially not at the federal level. Let's never forget the Tenth Amendment.

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

I've read the Constitution several times and I sure don't remember congress getting the right to say what type of pets someone can keep. So if a law passes it's probably unconstitutional, it's just too bad that no judge will ever say so.

My state (MO) already has laws about what snakes I can keep. Any federal law would encroach on my rights from the state. Right now I can keep anything I want. The only exceptions are if I want more than 5 native species or any native venomous species I'd need a permit. Everything else is fair game, that means cobras, vipers, huge pythons/anacondas or a saltwater croc, etc.

I love these types of congressional power grabs--the ones that are veiled under the guise of identifying and the fixing "problems". Problems that my state government for some reason couldn't see or address. Give me a break!
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• Why I'm against big snakes - vichris, Thu Dec 24 16:02:15 2009
• RE: Why I'm against big snakes - jl8243, Thu Dec 24 23:30:30 2009
• RE: Why I'm against big snakes - Bluerosy, Fri Dec 25 07:58:12 2009
• RE: Why I'm against big snakes - jl8243, Fri Dec 25 20:51:20 2009
• RE: Why I'm against big snakes - Tony D, Sat Dec 26 09:57:00 2009
• You Are Right, Well Said! - Ameron, Fri Dec 25 18:59:56 2009
• RE: You Are Right, Well Said! - Bluerosy, Fri Dec 25 19:46:08 2009
• RE: You Are Right, Well Said! - jl8243, Fri Dec 25 20:55:02 2009
• I think it needs some adjusting - DMong, Fri Dec 25 19:58:54 2009
• Doug, you better stop feeding that.... - donv, Tue Dec 29 14:00:42 2009
• Are you Serious?? - EricWI, Sun Dec 27 09:17:48 2009
• Yes I'm serious............ - vichris, Sun Dec 27 10:45:44 2009
• Yes I'm serious............ - vichris, Sun Dec 27 10:51:13 2009
• A few points - EricWI, Sun Dec 27 11:14:28 2009
• ONE.......... - vichris, Sun Dec 27 11:28:22 2009
• RE: ONE.......... - vichris, Sun Dec 27 11:32:01 2009
• RE: ONE.......... - EricWI, Sun Dec 27 20:54:32 2009
• RE: Yes I'm serious............ - EricWI, Sun Dec 27 11:23:17 2009
• What a stupid analogy.................. - vichris, Sun Dec 27 11:40:11 2009
• RE: What a stupid analogy.................. - varanid, Sun Dec 27 21:12:32 2009
• Furthermore... - EricWI, Sun Dec 27 09:35:24 2009
• good post! - DMong, Sun Dec 27 10:05:16 2009
• Why your points are wrong...... - garweft, Tue Dec 29 11:35:31 2009