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News report on "illegal" venomous snakes

Fox is obviously making something that is legal look really bad by broadcasting their version of what is happening in such a way to create fear and panic; typical Rupert Murdoch tactics. If hots are legal in the state then the market is not a "black market."

However, this should also be a reminder to ALL hot breeders that making a sale is not as important as being very selective and strictly selling to experienced keepers or those who have been training to work with hots.
The first question asked should always be about experience and all referrals to venomous breeders should be made in the most carefully worded, legal way. In other words, sending someone out of state to get a hot is a bad idea. Know the laws and follow them for your own good and the good of the hobby as a whole!

If hot breeders are not extremely careful in how they operate, kiss those rights goodbye, and fast!
 
j_dunlavy said:
Fox is obviously making something that is legal look really bad by broadcasting their version of what is happening in such a way to create fear and panic; typical Rupert Murdoch tactics. If hots are legal in the state then the market is not a "black market."

However, this should also be a reminder to ALL hot breeders that making a sale is not as important as being very selective and strictly selling to experienced keepers or those who have been training to work with hots.
The first question asked should always be about experience and all referrals to venomous breeders should be made in the most carefully worded, legal way. In other words, sending someone out of state to get a hot is a bad idea. Know the laws and follow them for your own good and the good of the hobby as a whole!

If hot breeders are not extremely careful in how they operate, kiss those rights goodbye, and fast!
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The two people that did this are not breeders but flippers. Most breeders do things legally.
 
I see, the flippers do not care about anything except making a buck. Unfortunately the breeders who do things legally are the ones who will be punished while the flippers move on to another species.

I am unfamiliar with the people involved in this but it should encourage breeders to avoid selling to flippers, especially those who do anything to make a buck.
 
j_dunlavy said:
I am unfamiliar with the people involved in this but it should encourage breeders to avoid selling to flippers, especially those who do anything to make a buck.
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While I agree, someone who wants to flip will likely know (or learn) enough to convince a breeder that he's a collector and not just someone out to make a quick buck.
 
I remember sometime not too long ago, Glades Herp Farm had a table at an expo near Philly and a local news station did a similiar story, it was kinda funny to be honest, the news reporter made it seem so easy to just waltz in and buy a baby egyptian cobra for $125. One of the guys at the table made no attempt to say something like "hey do you know what your getting into?" He just took the money and gave him the snake.
 
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