I'll go out on a limb and say that most places with laws regarding venomous reptiles consider the boiga family venomous. Of course I only base this on a few states that I know of, and the province that I live in.



The definition of venomous is not the ability to kill people as many hot herps would have a hard time doing so. In my opinion, mangroves should still be treated as hot, and this is obviously the same opinion as the Florida government. If I was in your shoes I'd just be glad that Florida has a permit system as opposed to the all out bans that are much easier to put in place.



In a province that has had strict regulation on herp pets for a lot longer than any states have I am still a fan of the system. Be it there are a lot of animals that I'd like to keep, mangroves included, there are lots of other great herps to keep as pets. For the truely dedicated, there are always ways to keep the collection you desire. In my case, there is no permit system and you must go proffesional with a zoo if you want to keep these animals.

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