Jim-

I don't know why any of this is such a big surprise to you. It certainly isn't to me. Invasive species are a huge problem, the scientific community is united on this. Mainstream environmental groups are also pretty much united in opposition to invasives-and the solutions they are backing are simply the ones their biologists are recommending.

AR groups, however, are cynically EXPLOITING the invasive issue to further their own agenda, the bans on pet ownership. They don't give a damn about invasives, natural environments, habitats etc.

I (and I hope most herpers) agree with the scientific community-invasives need to be stopped. It's up to us to steer orgs and regulators toward solutions that will still allow our hobby to continue. I fail to see how making a bunch of new enemies will further our aims. But by all means, if you think we need millions of additional people writing their congressman about the pet reptile menace, then who am I to say?
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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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