The establishment of the Burmese python approximately 2 decades ago within the Everglades National Park has been a major ongoing battle between animal rights groups and the herpetological community. The fact that these magnificent animals have made a strong foothold within the ENP has some people concerned for safety of their families and pets. Others, […]
Policing the Reptile Industry I spoke to a colleague recently on the phone and we were speaking of various aspects of herpetoculture. We spoke of the impact of media hype, legal allegations of animal rights groups, as well as policing our own industry. I say industry because, well fact is, we aren’t a community. That’s […]
Now that I have your attention, something has been bothering me lately. As of late there have become an inordinate amount of people running their mouth about USARK and what they are doing for our niche community. People post and question their lobbying efforts and want to know where this or that dollar went and […]
