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I just got a call from my mother who was watching the news.. aparently this underaged kid was keeping 2 rattlers a diamondback and a something and got tagged.. they airlifted him somewhere.. I just wanted to know specifics

thanx
PR

Actually he kept a Eastern Diamondback and a Copperhead. He was 25, and it was not stated if he had a venomous permit or not. Being that the snakes were taken from him and sent to the Bronx Zoo, I doubt he had a permit. I live on Long Island, and spoke to a few people that know the guy who flies the Helicopter for the Nassau County Police Dept. I really think with all this negative publicity, venomous reptiles will be baned in NY sooner or later.
Chris

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS (New York) 24 March 04 Pet rattler takes bite out of man (Richard Weir and Leo Standora)
A Long Island man feeding his pet rattlesnake got into big trouble yesterday when the diamondback put him on the menu, police said.
The 3-foot-long rattler bit Andrew Kessler, 25, on the right hand, injecting a potentially lethal dose of venom, they said.
Kessler managed to call 911 and summon cops and Nassau County paramedics to his Massapequa home shortly after 4 p.m. They took him by helicopter to the snake-bite center at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx.
Paramedic supervisor Robert O'Brien said the "relatively slow-acting" snake venom would "likely do a lot of damage to the guy's skin and muscle, but otherwise he should be okay."
"He's lucky he called right away," O'Brien said.
By late last night, Kessler was in good condition on anti-venom medication and was expected to make a full recovery, a Jacobi spokesman said.
Investigators said Kessler also kept a poisonous copperhead, as well as several nonvenomous snakes, at his home.
The law prohibits anyone from possessing poisonous snakes without a license. It was unclear if Kessler had one.
Pet rattler takes bite out of man

if venomous were banned in NY it would be so unfortunate. Its not like anyone died. one could overdose on Tylenol and die. Are hot snakes any more dangerous than pit bulls, rottweilers, or even german shepherds? My point is that there's a double standard when it comes to reptiles. Do you know for a fact that they are seriously thinking about outlawing them or are you speculating? just curious