The Truth About The Python Ban

I fixed the typos & made a few other edits & added some other info from the USGS report the next day after posting this video!!! The new updated video is called, "UPDATED 1/19/12: The Truth About The Python Ban"

What the government doesn't want you to know about the Python ban passed by the USFWS & the DOI on 1/17/12. This law was passed under false pretenses and falsified date. It strips the rights of reptile owners nationally for a local issue in Florida.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Python ban
• python law
• python legislation
• Burmese Python
• banned snakes
• large constrictors
• pythons
• Department of the Interior
• USFWS
• reptiles
• reptile owners rights
• interstate ban
• restricted species
• yellow anaconda
• afrian rock python

[repterrareptiles]

@ OREGONREPTILEMAN Please post the status of your permit application here. I would love to know if it is granted. I was told directly by the USFWS that the permits would only be granted to educational & zoological institutes. They also told me the chances of a business being granted a permit even for educational purposes were at best "extremely remote" as it could undermine the purpose of the interstate sales & transportation ban. Please keep us updated on your progress with this.

[repterrareptiles]

PLEASE READ!!!! It seens some of you have not read the description in this video. I did fix the typos & made a few other edits & added some other info from the USGS report the next day after posting this video!!! The updated video is called, "UPDATED 1/19/12: The Truth About The Python Ban"

[repterrareptiles]

@ReptiBreeder102 This went into the federal register on Jan. 20, 2012. It will be effective as of March 20, 2012.

[repterrareptiles]

@DaphDawg Now onto your "ban" comment. Theses species were added to the "Lacey Act" which is a law that has been in effect for meny years. There is no new law. Adding them to this list does "ban" the import of these species. It also bans the interstate sale & transport of them. As far as "regulation" & "permits", I was told directly by the USFWS that there will only be premitting for educational purposes. There is no permitting for interstate sales...this has been banned.

[repterrareptiles]

@DaphDawg I appreciate your knowledge & input. I'm not sure if you have read the USGS report, but I have. Many things are misleading in that report. For instance, the "spread prediction" is based on "if" a certain "climate change" model were to come true. Not what climate change is actually taking place. Next, the DOI has already stated that they will add Retics, Green Anacondas & Boa Constrictors at a later date. You can see that in there statement & on their website.

[repterrareptiles]

@lostbot101 Please define "too many times". While I firmly believe that 1 child is too many...you have been severely misled if you truly believe what you wrote. The fact is that more children are killed by pet dogs, swimming pools & corn dogs. But as DaphDawg & I have both clearly stated...this "ban" was not passed for the alledged"danger" the animals pose to the public.

[ATHLETICEXPRESS]

@repterrareptiles the sad thing is theres enough people to overturn this ban im in oregon just like you eventully all reptiles will be in this situation unforuntily im not a python enthuest however i have owend an African rock python at one time this law is wrong an its gonna ruin alot of peoples livings an may leave some people even homeless

[OREGONREPTILEMAN]

I am applying for a permit to transport my python to school programs and have found the process to be 100 times more difficult and time consuming then it is to get a permit for my concealed weapon, and a permit for a suppressor for my gun.

[repterrareptiles]

Wow! Many great comments here! Let me start by saying once again that I along with the vast majority of the reptile community agree that the Burmese Pythons ARE a problem in the Everglades. I myself want every last one removed...yeas that means dead or alive. They do not belong there & are causing problems. I also never state in my video anywhere that the "ban' was related to anything but environmental issues. Once again, I AGREE THE EVERGALDES PYTHONS NEED TO BE REMOVED!!! Is that clear yet?

[DaphDawg]

Now let's discuss the term "ban". There is no ban! The legislation simple regulates interstate transport and does allow for permitting. Do you know that it is illegal to transport a chicken across state lines without a permit? No one is up in arms over that.