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Coils
Joined: 29 Jun 2008
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Location: Indiana
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Could some one help me out here, I've looked everywhere, but I don't see anything about Ball Pythons being illegal in Indiana. I -know- it's illegal to release wild animals into nature in most places, but is it illegal to OWN a ball python here in Indiana? 
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Buck_99
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Location: Midlothian, VA
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I don't see any laws against it posted online. What makes you think they might be illegal?
Quick way to find out: call around to some pet stores. DON'T BUY FROM A PET STORE! (unless you want a stressed out snake with parasites or worse) But do call around...they'll know.
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Buck_99
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Location: Midlothian, VA
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Another thought: check your county or municipality too. For example, I live in Virginia where hot herps (i.e., venomous) are legal, but I can't own hots in my county. We have a few counties here where no snakes may be legally kept, and others where they have to be under a certain size.
If you can't find the info online, let your fingers do the walking.
FUN ACTIVITY: Call your representative in Congress for the info. I have found that representatives will surprise you with how far they'll bend over backwards for a vote.
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Number 2
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Location: Kaukauna, WI
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I'd start with the city first. The city I reside in has a ban on any snake over 3 feet in length.
I of course, ignore the law. 
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hhmoore
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I know of several keepers/breeders in Indiana - people I'm pretty sure wouldn't be doing it if it was against the law, lol. As Buck mentioned, though, there can be local laws at a number of levels (county, city, town, village).
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deborahbroadus
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Location: Baltimore, MD
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| Number 2 wrote: | I'd start with the city first. The city I reside in has a ban on any snake over 3 feet in length.
I of course, ignore the law. |
We have a lot of law officers in the herping community. For your sake, I hope none of them from your neck of the woods reads this.
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snakesRkewl
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Coils
Joined: 29 Jun 2008
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Location: Indiana
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| Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:53 pm Post subject: Thanks |
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Thanks you guys, was just curious about it...my friend's Aunt(hate her) was throwing a big fit about it saying I couldn't own a ball pyhthon, they are illegal, and all this other bull! So I wanted to look it up or find out some more about it....
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ryancbj22
Joined: 22 Jan 2008
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Location: Columbus Ohio
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I'm posting a topic in the General Topics thread that some of you may want to read. Just kind of what reptile keepers around here (Ohio) go through.
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Number 2
Joined: 29 Jul 2007
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Location: Kaukauna, WI
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| deborahbroadus wrote: | | Number 2 wrote: | I'd start with the city first. The city I reside in has a ban on any snake over 3 feet in length.
I of course, ignore the law. |
We have a lot of law officers in the herping community. For your sake, I hope none of them from your neck of the woods reads this. |
Apparently they only enforce it under extreme circumstances, like people bring them out to scare neighbors etc...
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