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[JeffHardy]

As you know, Green Pythons are not a species that occurs naturally in NSW and therefore could not be subject to illegal take in this State. Consequently, private possession of the species is not a high priority for costly investigation unless there is a specific request from Queensland or the Commonwealth governments.

All I can tell you now is that there are no current proposals to conduct a DNA program to detect illegally imported GTPs in this State or to separate Australian from exotic animals if this is possible.

If there was such a program I wouldn't be surprised if Qld would want all Aussie snakes returned to that State because they contend that GTPs were never legally taken from the wild for dispersal to private collectors. The Commonwealth would possibly seek euthanasia of all exotic GTPs.

Cheers,

Jeff