this was the most idiotic topic i think i have seen to date. i work, and have worked in veterinary medicine (emergecny/critical care, and reptile/amphibian specialty) for almost 14 years now. i trust pit-bulls, rotties, and dobies way more than i trust labs, goldens, you know, the typical "family dog". i trust most snakes than i do most dogs. the fact is, you cannot provide accurate data to support why snakes should be "extremely regulated" or banned. what is gonna happen if the retarded and unjustified bill passes, most (if not all) breeders that have large collections, will deem their collection worthless, and what is stopping them from doing a mass release of thousands of tics, burms, annies, rocks, and boas throughout the entire united states. nothing. the fact is, billions of dollars will be lost in the shuffle (of an already dying economy), millions of jobs lost and thousands of families affected. and it does boil down to, our wonderful "government" wanting to control our lives and tell us what we can and cant do, keep, say and express. if snakes should be banned, or have very restricted and regulated permits, then all animals should. way more irresponsible dog and cat owners alone, than any species of snake. plus, way more stray/ferral dogs and cats nationwide, than any snake out there, even the burm issue in the everglades. get some true actual knowledge, then come on back and argue your little point
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retic is king of kings

1.0 Tiger Retic
1.0 Albino Tiger Retic
0.1 Striped Tiger Retic (het albino)
0.1 Salmon Boa
1.0 Albino Boa
0.1 False Water Cobra

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