"Look at it from a biologist’s point of view? You’re kidding! I believe that the “experts” at FWS, USGS, et al ARE BIOLOGISTS! Less restrictive measures were proposed? Like ROC’s? Hey here’s an idea, why not look at from a free citizen’s point of view without the government and their NGO partners telling us what we can and can’t have? "



NOW who's being the idealist?



The private sector didn't police themselves, now it's being done for us. I agree-it sucks. I don't want ANYONE telling me what I can and can't work with! It, quite frankly, pisses me off!



I'd much rather we'd been more careful over the years and all this had never come up. There are things we could have done voluntarily 10-20 years ago which would have headed off all or most of this current situation. But those few of us who spoke up were ignored or, sometimes, shouted down. I recall some pretty big names in the industry calling for voluntary import restrictions, and controls on breeding and selling the giants. Went over like a lead balloon.



Too late now.
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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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