I get this all the time from snake lovers. “They really aren’t as dangerous as (fill in the blank with dogs, lions, piranhas, etc.)
The question isn’t just lethality. Invasive non-native species can harm native wildlife—and some are dangerous to humans as well.
The problem is irresponsible owners who fail to keep them in captivity and away from the environment. We need to have hefty licensing fees to prevent irresponsible casual owners from taking on the responsibility of maintaining them in secure locations. Biologists claim that most of the large species are released into the wild because owners realize they grow to size very rapidly and no longer feel they can maintain their pets.
You know, of course, that your yellow anaconda is one of the animals that was banned in the U.S. If it were a native species, you’d have a better argument.
Yellow Anacondas and all of the other animals listed on the craptastic Lacey Act are -not- banned from ownership.
They are banned from import, interstate transport and sales.
I know a lot of Anaconda owners, along with Retic owners, Burm owners and so on.
You can own and breed the so-called “banned” animals.
You simply cannot sell or move them out of state.
Cats are not a native species.
The problem is irresponsible gun owners, so we should register and regulate and tax until there are no more irresponsible people.
Good luck with that. By the way, you speak as a Marxist would.
You do realize that dogs and cats are invasive species... So, when do we start hunting down the cats that irresponsible owners let loose to roam the neighborhoods and kill wildlife every single day?