Xeyla":4f17b said:Wow! That is a very beautiful snake. I've always wanted a snake...
Dave94":67838 said:Thanks, there one of the best snakes.. though I'd love the exotics you can get overseas.. We can only keep native animals
few over pics.. of the male and her. unfortunetely male is shedding. I'll have to post pics of him later! female will shed soon too
Will update with male bredli pics when he sheds... shouldn't be long now.. also will post some nice black mac (black spotted pythons) in a couple of weeks..
Cheers,
Dave
Xeyla":67838 said:Wow! That is a very beautiful snake. I've always wanted a snake...
Dave94":cab7d said:lol, you get 5years jail or nearly 2k fine for wild catching here.. we are on license.. so nearly impossible to buy a wildcaught..
NegativeCreep":c5f55 said:Actually, keeping exotics can vary greatly by state to state or even county or city. The city next to us supposedly had a ban on all herps. I have tried to find more info on it, but the only thing I can get is from a police officer there. I find it hard to believe that you can't have a reptile, turtle, snake, etc when there is a petco that sells them all... but, who knows.
I believe some states, at least cities, require permits for certain animals, other areas require you to register/tag your animals. Just like some metro areas limit you to two dogs or two cats.. seems silly to me, but I guess I 'get it'...
Trogdor80":3c1f3 said:I've heard of cities and states with bans on certain very large constrictors like retics and anacondas, and on venomous, but never on all snakes.
I've also heard of bans on monitors, but not like all lizards.
I'm not 100% sure what the regs on venomous are as I've never been interested in one, but I've heard the Federal govt has regulations on them(even if your state or city doesn't have additional ones). From what I understand you have to register your number and types of snakes with the govt, as well as having a Dr. sign a certification that he is keeping antivenom for your type of snake to administer it if someone gets bitten by your snake.
Dave94":102ac said::shock: Anti-venom costs over a grand and has short life span, its not worth it. I guess for venomous snakes in America it would be, since Australia has the top 10 dangerous elapids.. Monitors can be kept on a normal licence here, but most people wouldn't sell a large monitor to a kid.