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WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- A federal ban on importing and transporting Burmese pythons across state lines would threaten the economy, some U.S. House Republicans say.
As the article pointed out I think this is what they oppose.
"It threatens as many as a million law-abiding American citizens and their families with the penalty of a felony conviction for pursuing their livelihoods, for pursuing their hobby, or for simply moving with their pet to a new state," Barker said.
You spin away all you want. Fill the jails with felony convictions for moving with your pet.
There is a hunting season for them here in FL.
Currently, its done by the lottery system, just as gator hunting is.
Why they dont declare open season is beyond me.
States like FL should be treating pythons in the wild the same way Missouri treats wild boar. Kill them on sight, no permit required. Pythons are doing irreparable damage in the wilds of the FL Everglades and elsewhere.
Stupid premise on the part of the GOP. They may want to take a peek on what those snakes are doing to the native animal population in the areas they are released.
If that is the problem, then the legislative effort should be [further] addressed on that end.
I find preemptively enjoining the liberties of people who don't cause that problem to be unacceptable public policy. Same goes for many other preemptive type regulations which attempt to prohibit derivative actions which are one (or more) steps removed in the causality chain from the harmful act (and where one has control over the derivative actions judged under a reasonableness standard - which leaves the necessary hook for recklessness and negligence intact).
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States like FL should be treating pythons in the wild the same way Missouri treats wild boar. Kill them on sight, no permit required. Pythons are doing irreparable damage in the wilds of the FL Everglades and elsewhere.
Couldnt agree more.....I have heard of a python or 2 locally that went to meets its Maker without the hunter having the proper permits.
Location: Georgia, on the Florida line, right above Tallahassee
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Libs are digging deep for this crap..
I just thought it was hilarious. Unless you're a 2 year old or a wood rat or endangered stork. Then, not so much.
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States like FL should be treating pythons in the wild the same way Missouri treats wild boar. Kill them on sight, no permit required. Pythons are doing irreparable damage in the wilds of the FL Everglades and elsewhere.
First listed as an endangered species in 1967, the American alligator was removed from the endangered species list in 1987 after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pronounced a complete recovery of the species. Population: Once on the brink of extinction, well over a million alligators can be found today in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and Georgia.
American Alligator | National Parks Conservation Association (http://www.npca.org/marine_and_coastal/marine_wildlife/alligator.html - broken link)
Status:Species of special concern (state listing); threatened species (federal listing, due to its similarity in appearance to the endangered Florida crocodile).
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Those snakes get too big to get out of the way of lawn mowers. So sad, 
