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kthulhu
at Fri Oct 14 10:19:11 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by kthulhu ]
You probably right in saying that because boas reach a more manageable size people probably dont release them as much as burmese pythons. I could be wrong, but arent burms less expensive in pet stores than a bci or a bcc? This could account for people ignorant of snakes buying a burmese on more of an impulse than the more expensive, but more manageable boa. I know in pet stores by me in jersey, i've seen burms go for a little less than 100, where as boas are more around the 200 range. I'm probably gonna irritate alot of people with this, but i feel like your average petco or any other chain pet store should not be allowed to sell burms, retics, anacondas, rocks, or amethystine(spelling). This is not to say people should not be allowed to own them, i just feel if people are forced to go on the internet and look up these snakes to buy from a breeder, they might learn about the sizes and proper management of these large snake, as opposed to walking in a pet store and seeing a cute little, inexpensive baby burm and buying it on a whim not realizing that they have just bought a snake that could potentially reach 20ft long.
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RE: Everglades burmese population... - kthulhu, Fri Oct 14 10:19:11 2005