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    Email from Andrew Wyatt - USARK

    On Thursday, November 29 at 10:00 AM, the US House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on HR 511. The bill known as the ‘Python Ban’ seeks to add nine constricting snakes to the Injurious Wildlife list of the Lacey Act. HR 511 could restrict import and interstate transport of constrictor snakes throughout the US. The bill’s sponsor is Representative Tom Rooney (R-FL). HR 511 reported out of US House Committee on the Judiciary on a voice vote in February, 2012.
    HR 511 will be heard by the House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs on November 29th. The Subcommittee Chair is Representative John Flemming (R-LA). The hearing will be held in the Longworth House Office Building at 10:00 AM.
    USARK will provide three expert witnesses for the hearing; USARK president and CEO, Andrew Wyatt; NatGeo Wild Python Hunter, Shawn Heflick; National Geographic Society Resident Herpetologist, Dr. Brady Barr. Witnesses will submit written testimony and have five minutes each to deliver verbal testimony. Committee members will likely ask follow up questions of witnesses to clarify points.

    USARK opposes the addition of any constrictor snakes to the Injurious Wildlife list of the Lacey Act. The USGS “science” used to justify the action is biased and controversial. The economic impact to businesses engaged in herpetoculture has been ignored by the CBO. Additionally, there is a growing body of evidence suggesting that feral python populations are in drastic decline due to predation and cold, and cannot survive temperate climates north of south Florida. These facts have clearly demonstrated that the Lacey Act is an ineffective tool to deal with invasive species issues, as well as, the herpetoculture community.
    Amendments to the bill may be introduced or passed. A vote to report the bill out could be taken. If passed as written, HR 511 would supersede the recent US Fish & Wildlife Service ‘rule change’ increasing the number of constrictors on the Injurious list to nine. (Boa constrictor, the northern and southern African pythons, Burmese python, reticulated python and all four anaconda species)
    * According to govtrack.us, HR 511 has a 42% chance of passing the 112th Congress:http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr511.

    What you can do to help!
    1. Call or Fax Committee members from your state, and say ‘NO on HR 511′: http://naturalresources.house.gov/su...mmitteeID=5063
    2. Watch the House Natural Resources Committee hearing on HR 511 LIVE at this link at 10:00 AM Thursday November 29th, 2012: http://naturalresources.house.gov/live/.
    3. Tell all your friends and family to watch this important hearing for the herpetoculture communityLIVE at this link: http://naturalresources.house.gov/live/

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    Default Re: HR 511 'Python Ban' Goes to Hearing

    This bill is openning the door to banning so much more than the initial python ban.
    1.0.0 Red Eyed Leaf/ Frog - Agalychnis callidryas
    1.1.1 Bumblebee Dart Frog - Dendrobates leucomelas
    1.1.0 Dendrobates truncatus - Yellow Striped
    1.1.1 Dendrobates tinctorius – Bakhuis Mountain
    1.1.0 - Dendrobates tinctorius - Powder Blue
    1.1.0 - Ranitomeya vanzolinii

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    Default Re: HR 511 'Python Ban' Goes to Hearing

    Why are they banning pythons?


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    Default Re: HR 511 'Python Ban' Goes to Hearing

    Quote Originally Posted by Sunshine View Post
    Why are they banning pythons?
    Because of fanatics, politics, and people who are uneducated/want to make decisions for everyone else.
    Fear tactics and "protecting the children" can go a long way.

    Fortunately, I don't think that the ban passed. I've been keeping up with it (trying to at least) on USARK's FB page.
    But you know how politicians do. They'll keep re-trying for the ban until they get their way -with or without the peoples consent-

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    Default Re: HR 511 'Python Ban' Goes to Hearing

    Even if they do ban them i really can't see it being a problem they will always be around legally or illegally for instance look at how many illegal "things" are getting tossed around this country now.

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    Default Re: HR 511 'Python Ban' Goes to Hearing

    Yeah :/
    But then that makes everyone who is fortunate enough to care for these guys properly a criminal. I know it's just the principal of the matter, but everyone shouldn't be punished for the stupidity of the few.

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