Here in Louisiana, they're trying to ban private ownership of ball pythons. It never ceases to amaze me how politicians can refuse to do simple risk analysis. A snake can't chase down a kid. A snake doesn't have the bite strength of a dog. Snakes don't have a territorial instinct that would cause them to attack. Snakes don't have a pack instinct that could cause them to attack. I realize that most people don't like snakes, but the small ones are no threat to anyone. (The large ones and venomous ones are already regulated.) Thanks for the article. It's one more piece of evidence I can try to show to some of our nitwit legislators.
Bill
Ball pythons are an environmental issue. They get loose and become an entrenched, invasive, non-native species. They are disrupting the ecosystem in the Everglades in FL and will do the same in LA. Not saying the ban is the way to go, just sdhedding light on how that situation is different, as you mentioned, from dog bans.