hi guys,do you think that large snakes should be part of the dwa.i see an alaconda today and it was a right nasty bit of work.i would hate to think that snake could get into the wrong hands.

possibly but how bog is a large snake? what would happen if you had a baby burm, thats a smal snake until it gets big. maybe annacondas should be, but i have never kept one so i don't know what they are like to keep.

i think any snake over an adult size of 7ft could be dangerous if it is like a boa etc. if is not use to people and is only being dealt with by one person things could get nasty. its like anything can cause problems in life.... nasty dog etc its just where they have to say enough is enough!

If I was being honest I would probably admit that the largest species of boids probably should be on DWA. There are a lot of venomous on DWA that don't really pose all that much danger to humans, which are included only because the laws cover the entire family, e.g. every species of viper on DWA and every species of elapid is on there... but there are some opisthoglyphs that aren't which can give worse reactions than some elapids and vipers.

Meanwhile, we have things like Retics, African Rock Pythons, Scrub Pythons and Anacondas which are very large and often aggressive snakes easily capable of killing an adult human - and especially a small child - if they have a mind to. Though the likelihood of such an occurrence may be very small, the risk is still there...

You hear such a lot of horror stories about "how my python turned nasty" too...

Whilst we're on the subject, though, what about dogs like Rottweilers, etc. These animals have killed more people than captive snakes. Surely they must therefore be included in the DWA?

(Okay, I know there are a lot more dogs in the country than snakes so the probability of accidents goes up, but I'm sure you see my point).

Also, so many large boids get sold when they're small to inexperienced or unprepared keepers... having some kind of restriction could probably reduce this as only the really serious and die-hard owners would bother to apply for the licence. What does everybody else think?

eventually im sure somethig will change but at the minute there is nothing that can be down about it! all that can be done is to check who you are selling things to and make sure you belive they are capable of bringing up a snake or this size and temp before handing it over!

well the safety record, is very good with large constictors so no real need, although as soon as someone gets seriously injured or killed then they will be put on I recon.

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Precisely my point! It's already too late if somebody is killed.

I'm in agreement that, as with DWA venomous, there is a very good safety record in this country. It's just food for thought.

(I'm sure there will be a lot of boid keepers after my blood when they read this...)

I know several people that would like to see them put on DWA, people get killed every year in the states.

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i agree that once someone gets hurt or killed than SOME large snakes should be on DWA african rock pythons and anacondas particualy as these are very agressive and need alot of pataince to be dealt with, alot of people get these because it is "cool" to have a large snake and dont understand the responceibity and potential danger that is invovled

The D.W.A.A was set up to prevent harm coming to the general public NOT the owner so no, I don't think they should be, as they're not gonna get loose, go on a rampage and attack everyone. No deaths in the UK as yet and only 20 in the last TEN YEARS in the US. Pretty much everything else on the planet has a higher human death toll.

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