for a while now i have been planning a brilliant viv to house a dwarf caiman. I finally got around to calling my local council to speak to the DWA man.

He promptly informs me that granting a license for a croc of any kind is near on impossible due to the risks to public safety.

I then asked if a dwarf croc was more of a risk than a venomous snake as I know there are a few snakes in bristol that are licensed. He basically said yes a small croc is a higher risk, you are welcome to go through the license app process but he was pretty definate it would get turned down, irelevant on the sacurity of the enclosure and any previous experiance I have with crocs.

Can anyone comment on this or does anyone in Bristol keep caiman at all?

Thanks Alex

sorry i dunno anything about dwa in bristol but id rather be stuck in a room with a croc then a king cobra

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try talking to "pete" owner of "the reptile zone" in bristol he had a baby croc in his shop last year might be able to give some advice...

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that sucks, a venomous snake is much more dangerous I recon

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pete at reptile zone has got one of them ( cobra) as well, plus a few other very hot "hots" try him

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1 wife
2 teenagers
2 beardies "Sid" and "Jez"
1 argentinian tegu "Terry"
1 royal "King"
lots of fish in the pond

oh and a mother in law

Ill pop down tomorrow and see what pete rekons, but it seems so unfair to me.

surely a snake is way more risky than a small croc, a large monitor is far more dangerous

I agree mate, I dont know why they would have a problem with that but allow hots.

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hmm funni iver get killed by a venomous snake or get yuor arm riped off my a lil corc snake is more dangerous

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If you can meet the terms of the DWAA then the council cannot legally refuse you. They're just trying it on as they don't like issuing licenses.

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as Fangio has said they cannot refuse the licence on the basis of what the animal is, only if you do not meet all the other requirements. If they refuse the licence you have the right to know why and correct whatever the problem is.

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