SCUBA and Flying are hazardous undertakings in which others besides yourself are put at risk-and thus the societal interest in regulation. Breeding boa constrictors is hardly comparable.

Hunting and fishing are not analogous to herpkeeping-they involve removing or at least utilizing a resource from the commons-thus the license fees, proceeds of which go to maintaining that resource. To the extent that the domestic herp hobby removes herps from the wild, we ALREADY pay license fees and observe bag limits, etc for that privilege.

I'm not arguing against ANY regulations-if you had been here longer, you would remember past posts in which i personally have advocated various moderate reforms (such as a partial import ban). But these must be based on sound science, not emotion or "feel good" justifications.
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Brad Chambers
WWW.HCU-TX.ORG

Breeder of:
Green Tree Pythons
Jungle Carpet Pythons
Pastel, Pinstripe, FIRE, Piebald, Clown, Lavender Albino, Leucistic, and Spider Ball Pythons
Striped Colombian Boa Constrictors
Kenyan, Rufescens, and Conicus Sand Boas
Red Phase Western Hognose Snakes
Spider Western Hognose Snakes
Albino Western Hognose Snakes
Locality Trans-Pecos Mexican Hognose Snakes
Southern Hognose Snakes
Eastern Hognose Snakes
Tricolor Hognose Snakes
Hypo Checkered Garter Snakes
Eastern Blackneck Garter Snakes
Stillwater Hypo Bullsnakes
Patternless Bullsnakes
S. GA Eastern Kingsnakes
Locality Desert Kingsnakes
Albino Desert Kingsnakes
Hypo Desert Kingsnakes
Mexican Black Kingsnakes
Desert Phase, Striped Desert, Newport, and Coastal California Kingsnakes
Locality Mexican Milksnakes
Spotted Mexican Milksnakes
Tangerine Mexican Milksnakes
Locality Alterna
Abbott Okeetee Cornsnakes
Mexican Baird's Ratsnakes
Cape Housesnakes
Tangerine Albino African Fat -Tailed Geckos
Locality Spotted Turtles

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