>>Yeah but states like California, Florida and Texas are big enough to sustain themselves in many ways including the snake trade, oil, crops, textiles, etc....(maybe not Califonia...lol)......What about the smaller, less populated states?



You're right, John. This'll have devastating effects on giant snake breeders in states that offer inadequate markets for their production. And it'll effectively eliminate the opportunity for ole to GET specimens in the few states that don't already have breeders or breeding stock within their borders. The only beneficiaries I can anticipate are those in states without big breeders, who set up small breeding operations to be the suppliers for buyers in their states. It's hard to judge whether the environment will benefit in any way from this. I'd hope it wouldn't lead to even more animals being dumped in the wild. That wouldn't reflect very well on herpeticulturusrs, but I worry it's a real possibility.

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