01/21/10
from CNS News
Feds to Keep Snakes Off Planes
Feds move to keep big snakes off planes, out of US
By Staff, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP)- Federal officials want to keep Burmese pythons and eight other
kinds of large snakes out of the country, saying they threaten the environment.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the snakes escape or are released into the
wild, where they threaten sensitive ecosystems like Florida's Everglades.
Salazar announced the proposed ban on importing the snakes at John F. Kennedy
International Airport in New York City. He said New York is the biggest point of
entry in the U.S. for imported wildlife.
The proposal will be open to public comment before a final decision is made.
The nine species covered by the proposed ban include the boa constrictor, the
green anaconda and the yellow anaconda. The snakes are popular as pets but
destructive when released into the wild.
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The news report doesn't say which federal agency is in charge, TSA which can't keep jihadi terrorists off of the planes, or ICE which can't keep illegal aliens from crossing our borders. Next time I go to the range I'm going to have to buy a shotgun and order a case of "snake loads" because we'll be knee deep in pythons, boas and anacondas in the next 6 months. - They'll probably all be wearing little muzzie suicide vests too.
EnemyoftheState
Natural Born American Rattlesnake