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TN_Snake on a Plane (SC story hijacked)
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by tigers9 on May 8, 2009
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TN station doing their own twist on SC Gabon story, injecting HR669 into it.
http://www.venomousreptiles.org/forums/Experts/43004
Now that most states ban big cats and to some owners transporting them across state lines is a felony too, venomous snakes are the next easy target to pass more bans, incremental dividing game. What these idiots are not getting is that HR 669 is supposed to be about invasive species, so far I don’t know of gabons taking over the USA. Why don’t they make some smelly invasive fishy story instead, the true invasive species. Hysteria to get hr669 passed, sad.
Snakes on the plane, give me a break, how many snakes (like big zero) killed humans on the plane in the US and how many people actually die in air crashes??? I hate idiots who can’t put things in perspective.
Z
Video on link
http://www.wmctv.com/global/story.asp?s=10314759
Special Report: Snake on a Plane
Updated: May 6, 2009 08:35 PM PDT
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Special Report: Snake on a Plane (5-6-09)
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MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMC-TV) - Congress is considering a controversial bill to place new controls on exotic animal ownership in the United States, potentially banning some animals altogether.
The current laws vary from state-to-state, but an Action News 5 investigation found some exotics can slither in very easily.
For about half a day, we owned one of the world's most venomous snakes, a two and a half foot long Gaboon Viper.
They have the largest fangs of any snake, and some of the deadliest venom.
But that's not the scary part - it's how easy we got it! All we had to do was go online. We found a website that gave us access to dozens of venomous snakes for sale around the world.
We picked our snake, agreed on a price of $120, gave a credit card, and that was it. No one asked for our age, if we had any experience handling venomous snakes, or what the laws were where we lived!
In case you are wondering, it is illegal to transport or own venomous snakes in Tennessee. So we let our news partners in South Carolina pick up our new pet. We had the snake delivered to the Myrtle Beach International Airport, and went inside with hidden cameras to pick it up.
We were told the snake would be shipped on a Delta cargo plane, but after talking with one of the guys at the counter, we learned our snake-in-a-box was actually shipped inside the cargo area of a passenger plane. And, he told us, that's normal.
Our crew wasn't about to get the snake out on its own, so a local herpetologist, Ken Alfier, came into help.
"A Gaboon can kill a person, potentially fatal," he said. "Way more dangerous than our copperheads or cotton mouths. It's not an animal you want to get bit by and end up in the hospital with."
Alfier is trained to handle these types of snakes.
"I'm sad that they didn't ask your age. That should be a requirement," He said. "Getting it this easy, most people know what they're getting into and know what they're dealing with. It's certainly not for the beginner or novice. You hope it doesn't end up in the wrong hands."
House Bill 669 would prevent the introduction and establishment of nonnative wildlife species in the U.S. that negatively impact the economy, environment, or other animal species' or human health.
Currently, it's up to individual states and cities to decide if you can buy and keep an exotic animal as a pet.
• In Tennessee, you simply cannot do it.
• In Arkansas you can't possess large carnivores, like lions and tigers. You can have a snake, as long as you prove you obtained it legally, and that's only if you're asked to prove it.
• In Mississippi, you need a permit for exotic pets that are considered dangerous, and in places like Southaven, it's against city ordinance altogether.
• In Missouri, there are no laws pertaining to venomous snakes or any other exotic pet!
Congress could soon change all of that. But critics of proposed regulations on exotic animals say the bill will seriously damage the pet industry, and force some exotic pet owners to give up their pets if they don't make the cut.
In case you're wondering what happened to the snake, our news partners donated her to Alligator Adventure in Myrtle Beach.
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LINKS:
To learn more about House Bill 669, click here:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-669
To read stories about exotic pet owner reaction to House Bill 669, click here:
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/may/01/congress-may-place-limits-sale-exotic-pets/news-metro/
http://www.whnt.com/news/whnt-exotic-animal-bill,0,3728717.story
To learn more about exotic animal laws in your state, click here:
http://www.bornfreeusa.org/b4a2_exotic_animals_summary.php
To read a blog post from a House Bill 669 supporter, click here:
http://scienceblogs.com/authority/2009/04/hr_669_the_nonnative_wildlife.php
OTHER LINKS:
Will HR 669 Transform Your Exotic Animals into Illegal Aliens?Video discussing some of the impacts HR 669 will have on exotic animal breeders, pet store owners and scientists.
Are you a scientist, conservation biologist, biomedical researcher or exotic animal breeder who will be impacted by HR 669?
Brief Factsheet (printable) regarding HR 669 and its impacts.
The New England Aquarium Speaks Out Against HR 669
PetSmart Speaks out Against HR 669
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by nasicornis1 on May 12, 2009
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actually in Tennessee you can. but the guy over TWRA will not allow any class 1 permits out while he is in charge.
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by Cro on May 12, 2009
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So, what effort are you folks in TN making to get rid of that clown ???
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John Z
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by nasicornis1 on May 13, 2009
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the only thing allowed here is gilas and beadeds. and that is through a loop hole in his writing because it states venomous reptiles.
i do not know many people here so do not know where to start. i have written my congressmen both state and federal, trying to either get laws here changed or federal permits in place. but can't even get a response from them.
when i talk to TWRA about it, they just clam up quick.
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by Cro on May 13, 2009
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Michael, well, it is good that you are trying to change things. In most states it is very difficult to change legislation once it is passed.
The lousey laws we have here in Georgia have been on the books since the 1970's, and they just keep adding to them, and adding to them.
Sure wish we had a loophole that would let us keep gila monsters.
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John Z
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by nasicornis1 on May 13, 2009
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somebody pointed it out to me. my wife and i want to move, but right now its not possible. new baby plus the company she works for is selling off the offices in florida. she's the money maker, so gotta stick with here for now.
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