Kev,

I'd love to meet you in person someday, you my friend are real, down to earth and just tell it like it is. What you have said above is right on! We can legally keep and breed ROC's here in FL but it requires 2 permits to do so. FWC has straight up told us that they have to keep the policitians happy and many of these crazy and meaningless permits are going to do next to nothing to help the situation, but the general public feels better about it.

LoL I love the way you put this:

"Now that they are coming after your precious innocuous BP's and not the so called "monster" retics, burms, scrubbies, etc... your fear is reaching a fever pitch. TOO LATE!!!"

Still hitting the nail on the head. I've heard it over and over..."they won't come after the harmless small reptiles"

Sad that even with the people involved in fighting these political events no one can seem to pull the exotic animal nation together. Everyone wants to say it won't or can't happen and do nothing about it.

Love this:

"Truth is, the herp world is getting what it deserves after a decade and a half of scams, fraud, and morph driven pyramid bubble "markets"! Some of the best and brightests minds in herpetoculture sold out for a gimmick and people with limited herp knowledge but more than enough levered capital became instant experts working with species that only required basic understanding of herp husbandry....."

Many still don't understand what you said below:

"Like it or not Florida was the center of the herp world and when the politicians had their victory here eveyone else lost the battle as well, they just didn't know it yet!"

Miami Int. Airport is the largest port for exotic animal imports and exports, FL is a HUGE part of this industry.

If your smart you'll get the animals you want to work with now so that when (oh yes it will eventually happen) the powers that be put laws into place you'll have the animals you want. When this happens you will see who was in this for money....
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John Light
JPLReptiles@gmail.com
(954) 903-8061

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