well said

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the thing that worrys me that someone can go out tomorrow a buy a large snake. we can all read a book for an hour and make out we know what we are doing.i do think that the big boys and girls should be on the dwa.

if an idiot wants something that they shouldnt have there will always be a way for them to get it, but the seller surely has a morale responsibility to check the buyer is up to the job

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one less idiot anyway, after a green condas eaten them

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Just because hots are on the DWA doesn't stop idiots getting hold of them illegally. There are always people with no scruples out to make money. I'm pretty certain it'd be no different with large constrictors.

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I dont think they should be DWA, but some kind of lisence, to stop "Anyone" purchasing them...

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R.I.P Steve Irwin and all other amazing Herpetologists

guys i am all for good owners like yourself,that understands the needs of dangerous snakes.you also understand what damage can be done if they was in the wrong hands.i see a large anaconda today and it was a nasty bit of work.i found out you can buy a small one for 225 that wont stay small for long.i also see a guy on reptile trader that had a snake for sale that was 13' jus wanted to give it away cos he was moving.

maybe not a dwa but some paper work that says you are an experience keeper of very large snakes.i am sure a good keeper would have no problem with this.i feel its to easy to get very large snakes.

you beat me to it mate.

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Originally Posted by Declan123 I dont think they should be DWA, but some kind of lisence, to stop "Anyone" purchasing them...

You can't get experience without owning your first!

I do see what you're saying, it's just the DWA license doesn't "fit".

Any licensing system would be unworkable and fail like the dog licensing system did IMO. No licenses are required for dogs or horses and these are animals which HAVE killed people (both owners AND public) in the UK. People who sell them just need to choose who they sell to more carefully and not just think about £££££ is all.

Don't get me wrong here, large constrictors are dangerous in the wrong hands, but only for the keeper (assuming no husbandry issues/health for the snake problems).

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Theres laws everywhere now no smoking, no drinking in the streets, the dangerous dogs act is yet another.
The point we all seem to be missing is that whatever laws are in place if people want to be stupid and dangerous then they will do so reguardless of the law.
By putting more laws in place you are just costing those who choose to do things by-the-book, not the actual persons who made the mistakes in the first place.

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