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Posted by Minuet on November 14, 2002 at 15:39:13:

In Reply to: Snakes posted by KingOz on November 06, 2002 at 14:25:21:

Hi!

I support your having snakes as pets. I think snakes are cool and would like to have one someday. I don't own one, but see no reason to ban them as long as they are well cared for and don't endanger anyone. The only thing I don't like is taking a creature born in the wild and turning it into a pet. There are plenty of captive born critters for folks and no need to go out and capture a free born wild animal and keeping it as a pet.

Min

:I love and keep snakes. Sadly, there are many people out there who do not like snakes, or who are trying to put a ban on keeping snakes. With all animals, the keeper is responsible for the animal. The poor judgment of a few snake keepers should not make all snake keepers pay for their foolishness. In some states "all constrictor snakes" are banned. The vast majority of snakes are constrictors, and most of the lawmakers do not educate themselves on these animals. Many times, they create laws to appease one side of the story, and neglect the viewpoint of snake keepers. In addition, the people who sell snakes need to post information about these animals where they are being sold. A 4-foot Burmese will grow to 10 feet or more. I do not want my privilege to keep snakes to be taken away; I have spent years learning about their care and natural history. They are a part of my family, and to legally remove my “right” to keep them is near sighted, and wrong. If people have a problem with a snake keeper, they should prevent that particular person from keeping animals. Just with dogs and other more “common” animals, if the animal is mistreated or mishandled “in the case of dog and cock fights” the owners of the animals should pay the price.

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