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In this post Colin ponders the growth of power of the federal government and how it relates to the current issues regarding pythons and boas.
Posted by Colin Weaver on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 2:58 pm
Filed under All Posts, Colin Weaver's Blog, Reptiles and the Law, The Reptile Business · Tagged congress, government, h2811, house of representatives, interstate transport, Lacey Act, python ban, s373, senate
The assault on the rights of pet owners is a decidedly partisan issue. Reptile owners who vote Democrat and electing the people who will ultimately take away their right to own the reptile of their choosing.
Posted by Colin Weaver on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 12:39 am
Filed under All Posts, Colin Weaver's Blog, Reptiles and the Law, The Reptile Business · Tagged democrats, hr2811, hsus, humane society, law, liberty, python ban, s373
The proposed python ban. It has facts and it has fallacy. In a world of snapshots and sound bites the facts struggle to get any attention.
Posted by Colin Weaver on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 8:43 pm
Filed under All Posts, Reptiles and the Law, The Reptile Business · Tagged burmese python, everglades, federal ban, florida, hr2811, hsus, python ban, s373
This is a video of a large burmese python living with a family with small children. Despite being characterized by the media as a danger to people, the reality is that large constrictors do not view people as prey and are typically very docile creatures.
Posted by Colin Weaver on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Filed under All Posts · Tagged african rock, anaconda, boa constrictor, burmese python, congress, hr2811, hsus, humane society, python ban, reticulated, s373, usgs
An open letter to dog and cat owners as well as any other pet owner out there who is concerned about their right to responsible own animals of their choosing.
Posted by Colin Weaver on Monday, November 9, 2009 at 9:52 am
Filed under All Posts, Colin Weaver's Blog, Reptiles and the Law · Tagged ban, boa, congress, constrictor, delegate, hr2811, hsus, human society, law, pet ownership, python, python ban, rights, s373, senate, senator, snake
The reptile community is being tricked into supporting a python ban by clever wording of HR2811 and S373.
Posted by Colin Weaver on Monday, July 27, 2009 at 12:12 am
Filed under All Posts, The Reptile Business · Tagged bill nelson, burmese python, everglades, florida, hr2811, hr669, invasive, Lacey Act, pijac, python ban, s373, species, usark
The media and a tiny handful of government officials continue to advocate a python ban when they are not informed enough to have an opinion that is based on anything other than misinformation and fear.
Posted by Colin Weaver on Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 6:44 am
Filed under All Posts, The Reptile Business · Tagged ban, bill, burmese python, colin weaver, constrictor, florida everglades, hr2811, hr669, law, media, python ban, s373, senator bill nelson, senator nelson, snake
There may soon be a ban on large constrictors. Proactive action by the reptile community may be able to stop it. Here is a proposed solution.
Posted by Colin Weaver on Friday, June 5, 2009 at 8:19 am
Filed under All Posts, Colin Weaver's Blog, The Reptile Business · Tagged african rock python, anaconda, australian scrub python, big 5, breeder, breeding, burm, burmese, constrictor, federal ban, florida everglades, herpetoculturist, husbandry, large constrictors, law, legislation, nrip, pijac, python ban, reticulated python, university of florida, usark, usgs
USGS Spreads False Information About Burmese Python Viability In the United States. The USGS released a report showing the possible spread of Burmese Pythons into the United States. This report is inaccurate and deceptive.
Posted by Colin Weaver on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 8:43 am
Filed under All Posts, The Reptile Business · Tagged burmese, fear, florida everglades, h.r. 669, invasion, invasive species, map, misinformation, propaganda, python, python ban, s373, spread, united states, usgs
