I was reading an article on an abandoned retic found in NJ. The article can be read here
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey...9483221740.xml
What caught my attention though was some comments made by Bill Boesenberg, a rehabber in NJ.
I'll excerpt his part of the article here:
Quote:
"I'm working on something now with the (state) Division of Fish and Wildlife to hopefully stop people from buying all pythons -- to classify them as dangerous animals," said Boesenberg.
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The NJ herpers might want to find out exactly what it is he claims to be working on with the state. A complete ban on all pythons is completely unacceptable and if that is indeed what he is attempting to do, then he needs the entire NJ herp community to come out against him.
There's only four species of python that could possibly be comsidered dangerous. To try to qualify balls, children's, or such as dangerous is just ignorance at it's highest.
I did some more searching and came up with his website,
http://snakes-n-scales.com/
His email and phone number are on the main page of that site.
I don't know anything about him, but if he is quoted accurately in that article, his agenda needs to be stopped and quickly before it gains a foothold in the state legislature.