Overall, the Reptile industry is an estimated $3 Billion a year industry, of which the Boa and Python (and related supplies) hold the vast majority of the market share. In short, if this extreme anti-scientific agenda of the USFWS is passed, the stewards of these magnificent animals will not only lose their livelihoods, but many will in effect, lose their entire net worth. Also lost will be the freedom to enjoy these animals from the pure joy of interacting with them. Thousands of classrooms and institutions across our nation, who currently study these animals, will lose the right to do so, and if Senate bill (S373) is passed, moving the listed boas and pythons across state lines will become a felony.
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Brandon