Wildbill, you did not fail to amuse in your post.
An exceedingly valid case can be made that a venomous animal (mamba) and a 4-500 pound carnivore (tiger) are ‘dangerous’; but then you invalidate you case by including non-dangerous animals that you just happen to dislike. Talk about a strange pathology. Comical argument really.
So, I figured you would take the argument to the Constitution. Allow me to re-argue my point.
It is WRONG to take punitive action towards responsible persons for the irresponsible actions of others. And your proposal IS punitive.
And, no, I do not sell or trade these animals, for pleasure or profit.
Your position is based solely on a dislike founded in ignorance. Pure, unadulterated ignorance.
Since you brought up the Constitution, perhaps we could discuss that. It was 2ritten to defend freedom, to allow our pursuit of happiness. Of course, to eliminate your specious example of child molesters, that pursuit should be bound up morally.
So, tell me wildbill, how many people die yearly from theseveral ‘dangerous’ boas and pythons?
I would that more (Many More) die from dog bites. Where is your call for punitive registration, licensing and insurance?
How many die each year from spooked livestock (cattle, horses)? Many more than from my Anaconda.
My point here is, I AGREE that there is a problem with invasive species. Further, that the irresponsible persons causing that should be beaten with sticks, repeatedly and publicly.
So, your problem is not with me or Salamander, except that we keep those ‘icky’ animals too.
And, in keeping them, no one in my home is in danger and certainly no one outside my home is either. So, my keeping of snakes, be they small or large, is a non-public-issue. And yes, there need to be laws to protect the public, and there ARE! Animal owners are required to control their animals, such that others are not harmed. And should harm occur, they are liable. See?
But, no, just like lefties, living in their fear bubble, you cry out for MORE LAW!! “Those snakes are Scary! And I icky and probably have ooze smells! Save me by taxing and licensing.”
So, why don’t you focus on real wrongs, immoral wrongs, such as child molesters, and leave those of us Doing No Wrong in peace. Think of it as Domestic Tranquility.
Well said. Just because someone doesn’t like what you have doesn’t give them the Right to take it away from you. I keep quite a large number of snakes of varying species ranging from garter snakes to reticulated pythons.
I have found that most people that want to ban snakes know absolutely nothing about them. They make quite a few assumptions and base it all on myths that have no basis in reality.
What really annoys me is how these so called FWS wildlife experts make these claims about the Burmese pythons and frankly, they’ve never worked with them, never interacted with them and have no idea what their needs are, their husbandry, their diet, etc. Anyone that knows snakes at all will tell you, it is impossible for the Burmese pythons to be causing the die off that is happening in the Everglades. You would need 50 full grown adults per acre to accomplish that and it’s simply not happening.
I wish uneducated, ignorant people would research the topic by talking to the people that actually know these animals instead of the retards that have zero experience with them who claim to be experts.