Perversely, because the snake is listed by CITES -- the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species -- trading python skins internationally is illegal.



Perhaps the brilliant minds at the illustrious National Geographic society don't have much knowledge of the workings of CITES and the different appendices. I certainly don't have to tell anyone here that P.m.bivittatus is listed under appendix II and is perfectly legal for trade internationally as long as the proper permits are secured.

It's such a shame that another excellent magazine has gone down the toilet.

It's also kind of funny how people with that left wing mentality so common in the media run around with this air of intellectual superiority to everyone else and yet they seem to be quite stupid.

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