"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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