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I live in new york state. unfortnate in itself. i have kept burmese pythons as well as rattlesnakes for years prior too nys new law. successfully bred many of them. this was added bonus to something i allready loved. it was taken away by the govt. so now a couple years later me and my family are in position to make a move. want to do this for a few reasons. weather, lack of freedom given by the state, high taxes, not being able to keep exotics etc etc.
Criteria for moving, wife and kids want to be warm and near the saltwater. my criteria is a state that doesnt have there heads in there buts. seems to be getting harder to find. started with texas. coastal areas are kind of trashy. please dont take offense. just a opinion. anything thats not trashy id have a hard time affording. and texas laws seem to be changing not sure for better or worse.?
looked into florida and now theres the issue with the burmese there. people need to get there heads out there a$$ when it comes to exotics.
the fact is there here and there is many more responsible owners than irresponsible. there not a ton of difference in exotics to cats and dogs. there are good and bad. the govt has seen fit to put orgaanizations in place to handle unwanted and strayed dogs and cats. why? more socially acceptable? i am sure if the statistics are checked there are many more accidents, deaths and injuries caused by "domestic pets" than exotics based on percentages. i dont mean to ramble just fed up, and dont know where to go. btw i have contacted representatives in every state at every time one of these dumb bills is presented. so i dont just sit back.
thanks for listening

Hey Treasurehunter, where in Texas did you look? We have tons of miles of coast, some more trashy than others. And we are working on the legislation as we speak. and the trash gets worked on continuously, lol!
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Todd Hughes

If you are not set on TX, look at the Carolinas and NM.
I have been looking for a herp friendly state that is warm all year and I have locked into these two states.
My wife says no to NM because of the lack of grass!! We are leaning towards South Carolina at the moment. Their herp laws are pretty liberal. I have emailed and gotten word back from the state reptile guy with the DNR and he seems to be a pretty good guy also, and that always helps.
I don't know about the trashy part though. I have spoken and emailed folks down there and they seem to be decent.
Good luck. I know from looking around you have your work cut out for yourself.

check NC... good weather, best atlantic beaches on E coast. good non restrictive herp laws for most part.
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