While deeply concerned about the trade in pythons and the dramatic expansion of populations of this exotic species in the Everglades and in other parts of Florida, The Humane Society of the United States considers it wrong-headed for the state or federal government to authorize a program to allow the hunting and killing of Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park. Instead, policy responses should focus on passing a ban on the import and interstate trade in pythons and other large constrictor snakes, so that populations do not get established in the South or in California.
The private ownership of large constrictor snakes is a prescription for threats to public safety and the environment. A 2-year-old girl was tragically killed by a Burmese python kept as a pet in her Florida home on July 1
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