Are those stores selling imported captive hatched or domestic captive bred ball pythons?

Two gentleman at the MARS Show were put off by the large number of expensive ball python morphs (MARS doesn't allow WC or captive hatched imports), and I know of a breeder in MD that has mostly color morphs, but purposely breeds a handful of normal color phases each year just so that there ARE still relatively inexpensive captive bred ball pythons if his customers want them.

As for the large pythons, well, there's a federal law that requires a waiting period (15 days in CA, while we're BSing), and a background check before buying a hand gun and in most states you have to register your gun with the state! Do you want to register your Burmese python with the state? Plus, if my neighbor attacks someone with a knife, I don't think the police will knock on my door to confiscate my knife as well as my neighbor's.

Katrina
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Posted by: snakeguy88 at Mon Oct 27 20:32:15 2003
Lack of normal phase balls? Don't know where you have been...Every show or shop I have been too has been overloaded on normal balls. Same with just about every site on the net. As for corns, I agree. Those things are so messed up now a days. So inbred. I personally will not touch the things. As for anyone being able to buy a potentially dangerous snake, how is that any different than anyone being able to get a gun or knife or something of the sort? Andy
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Andy Maddox
Houston Herp Key
The Reptizone

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