Bring Ball Pythons to Australia

[Minka]

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Aussie Pythons (always will), but I also love the look of the Ball Python.
Each to their own, but I guess I am in a minority so far

No, your not.
The thing is most of the people who are pro exotics don't bother commenting on threads such as these due to the ridiculous notions of the many forum experts. You couldn't give me a ball python but there are many other exotics I'd love to poke a stick at. I also find it amusing this thread was started on Australia Day lol.

 

[Bez84]

What price do they offer you them at the only exotic I was ever offered was at 10,000. I was like not worth it not worth the fine. If it were cheaper I still wouldn't consider it. But I am curious the black market value of herps.

OK here are average prices ive been offered over the years.....maybe i need to stop hanging out with shifty people lol
Prices depend on quality as with any animal.
Corns any where between $60 and $300
Balls anywhere between $500 and $1000
Boas anywhere between $600 and $1500
Also been offered jackson charmeleons at around $150
Various exotic invertibrates all either the same or not much dearer in price to our natives
Exotic geckos etc no dearer then our own.
So yeah i think with the amount ive seen over the years exotics are here to stay.
But yes its not worth the fine....and i havent really seen anyone who keeps both licenced natives and illegal exotics there usually kept by people who dont really know any better or just dont care cause there usually doing a heap of illegal stuff and illegal animals are the least of there problems lol.
But each to there own i dont judge as long as the animal isnt mistreated.

 

[jordanmulder]

the only thing we learn from history is that we don't learn anything.............. most of you guys have overlooked
no.1 what has happened in america with them having exotics
no.2 what introduced species have already done to australia

 

[Stevo2]

weeds too expensive in victoria too lol. Back to the point> so im guessing its completly impossible to bring in 2 ball pythons male/female and to breed them? legal or not legal???

not legal

 

[Dipcdame]

One word .................... WHY??????

 

[AM Pythons]

why import pythons? we have the best pythons here anyway... pit vipers, eye lash vipers,cobra's is what i want...lol..

 

[edstar]

Love ball pythons. Shame we can't have em here.

 

[chewbacca]

hog nose's are pretty awesome lookin too

 

[Dannyboi]

What does the government do with seized animals? I know that in Adelaide some Hyacinth Macaws were seized and are in the Zoo but what about reps? Do they get killed, given to zoo's or reptile parks? if there are that many then there would be some sort of system.

 

[FAY]

Seized exotics will be euthanised. Zoo's can only take so many.

 

[D3pro]

Hahaha, if balls were made legal, basically every one here who said "nay" would buy one in an instant.
Balls... I need a pair

 

[ammers]

Hahaha, if balls were made legal, basically every one here who said "nay" would buy one in an instant.
Balls... I need a pair

so so true

 

[Dannyboi]

In that case they should have some kind of system to purchase the seized exotics on a licence. They shouldn't be euthanised just because they are here.

 

[Australis]

someones been goggling.

Those duck-billed pythons are pretty boring.

 

[D3pro]

In that case they should have some kind of system to purchase the seized exotics on a licence. They shouldn't be euthanised just because they are here.

If they were to keep every exotic they seized... they would have more snakes then politicians have excuses

someones been goggling.

Those duck-billed pythons are pretty boring.

No your a towel lol

 

[Australis]

In that case they should have some kind of system to purchase the seized exotics on a licence. They shouldn't be euthanised just because they are here.

Brilliant idea Danny - im lobbying for a similar system for colombian cocaine.
It shouldn't be incinerated just because its here and illegal.. ive got a glass coffee table/good home for it.

 

[Dannyboi]

Obviously not every tom dick and harry should be able to get such a permit but rather people in the herp community who have advanced skills and knowledge (scientists maybe) at least that way they could reduce the useless killings of these animals.

 

[FAY]

People know they are illegal to keep and sell. So if any get seized and euthanised, blame the owner, just a shame that these law breaking idiots don't get bigger fines/gaol sentences to deter them. Just a shame that an innocent animal suffers.

 

[Dannyboi]

IMO if you can have a macaw without a licence legally then there should be a system for exotic reps that way they aren't smuggled into the country and there is no disease spread and the animals that are here can live long fulfilling lives.

I can't believe that any yahoo with a fat wallet can buy a macaw without a permit but if you want a Red Tailed Black Cockatoo then you need a specialist permit. It's a messed up world we live in.

Although I did talk to a bird dealer who said that in SA they are trying to move the RTB to the basic permit.

 

[Mighty_Moose]

Its a ball python.. I don't know why your fighting so hard over something that will probably never happen... Just accept the fact that were not getting them and shouldn't get them and just be thankful were even allowed to own Australian reptiles and see them in our backyard... I think that our natives are 100x better than any exotic....