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amazondoc
at Tue Jan 26 12:02:34 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by amazondoc ]
>>There are two sections of the Lacy Act; one bans ownership, one bans interstate commerce. I don't know which section they're putting the pythons on.
42(a)(1) of title 18 deals with importation.
>>And as for hysterical hand waving--where?
The hysterical hand waving is the claims usually made by people opposing this bill. Hysterical hand waving about thousands of jobs supposedly being lost, the herp trade coming to an end, and so on.
>>I state that they're unable to inhabit much of the country. That is based on the care they require versus the climate in most of the country.
This may or may not be true -- I dunno. But even if their possible range IS restricted to the southern states, that may not invalidate justifications for the ban. Introduced snakes can do plenty of ecological damage in relatively small areas. Brown tree snake, anyone?
>>As for quickly reproducing...boas have 20-40 babies, retics and burms both lay several dozen eggs per clutch...they have fairly good reproductive capabilities.
Yeah, but they don't reproduce at all until a couple years of age (especially if they're not being power fed), they mostly breed only once per year, and most of their offspring will die young in the wild.
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0.1 Peruvian rainbow boa (Amaru)
0.3 Honduran milksnakes (Chicchan, Chanir, Hari)
2.6 corns (Cetto, Tolosa, TBA)
1,000,000.1,000,000 other critters
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RE: Fish & Wildlife to add pythons to Lacey - amazondoc, Tue Jan 26 12:02:34 2010