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Hi all,

I posted a while ago that I was trying to change the laws in my area (which ban the posession of ALL reptiles). The help I recieved from this forum on my last post was invaluable, appreciated and very well recieved. I have a meeting coming up with town council soon and I am drafting a research paper to present to them.

I am looking for reliable references such as statistics of fatalites from venomous snakebite in the US, frequency of Salmonella infections among reptile owners and statistics with regards to annual rabies infections, parasitic infections and other cases of diseases from other domestic animals.

The paper is coming along well but I just need a few more bits of information to tie it up. It is my intent to present an honest assessment of the risks associated with keeping reptiles, and then compare it with the risks of keeping other domestic animals (which my research shows is far more significant).

I would prefer if you could point me in the direction of very relaible government or university sources. I have already looked at info from the CDC, Health Canada, American Veterinary Medical Assoc, NIH and others.

Thank you all! With your help we can educate, influence and change this region for the better!

Luke