I am positive this is old news but I was watching Animal Cops on Animal Planet and there was a case in San Fransisco that was very upsetting to me. A man had a whole bunch of snakes, feeder rodents, and other reptiles. Apparently you can not have any constrictors in SF including Ball Pythons. Excuse me, but WTF?! Ball pythons are banned? Idiotic.

So the investigator was explaining how constrictors can kill you and all this ignorant crap. When they were confinscating the dudes snakes he... Read More

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We are less than a month from the November elections, and the outcome of these elections could have a dramatic impact on our rights to keep our magnificent pets. The current Congress has made several attempts to destroy our hobby. While last spring seems long ago, last spring was when we fought the battle over HR 669 that would have banned all non-native species as pets. While the reptile community contributed most of the letters that stopped this effort, we were helped by many other groups.... Read More

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Defenders of Wildlife files petition to list Non-Native Amphibians on Lacey Act

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is
reviewing a petition to list, under the Lacey Act, all live amphibians
or their eggs in trade as injurious unless certified as free of
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (chytrid fungus). The importation and... Read More

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it has posted a notice in the Federal Register seeking information concerning the possible designation of all live amphibians or their eggs that are infected with chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis or Bd) as “injurious wildlife” under the Lacey Act.

The fungus causes chytridiomyco... Read More

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