Boa Constrictor in Qld

[coxy]

I was told by someone that there was an amnesty in victoria a few years ago and people we aloud to come forward with their illegal herps and some were issued licences to keep them with restrictions on breeding,sales ect.
Does anyone know anything about this.

Haha lets not start this discussion again

http://www.aussiepythons.com/forum/showpost.php?p=869954&postcount=135

 

[Retic]

No there was never an amnesty in Victoria, what the authorities did was allow a person to apply for a permit to keep their exotics and they would consider each application on it's merits and say yes or no. Because everyone knew they were more than likely to say no hardly anyone came forward, they issued a few permits as an apparent sign of good faith but the vast majority just stayed underground and nothing really changed.
They were able to say that they gave keepers the opportunity to get a permit.

I was told by someone that there was an amnesty in victoria a few years ago and people we aloud to come forward with their illegal herps and some were issued licences to keep them with restrictions on breeding,sales ect.
Does anyone know anything about this.

 

[m.punja]

sorry mpunja what i meant was it said the epa had it in quarintine but i know the risk isn't worth taking and i certainly don't want to be telling my kids in the future about an animal that is now extinct because of peoples stupidity in keeping and also releasing exotic animals into our wonderful country.

It's a real pitty for the snake, more then likely as boa said it would have been born and bred right here and be desease free. (well exotic desease free anyway) I heard that Sydney have had a lot of amnesties

 

[m.punja]

By the way I wasn't trying to be rude, smart or attack you at all with my post noidea, I hope you didn't take it the wrong way

 

[mcloughlin2]

Quarantine takes place in licenced rooms at various points in Aus. (At least thats what is done with fish)

I'm quite sure the same is done for other reptiles, however I'm a little uncertain if it would be done here or on an offshore Island.

 

[Gilbertjelly]

Just think of where the other snake is because if there were juvies there must have been a breeding partner

 

[noidea]

By the way I wasn't trying to be rude, smart or attack you at all with my post noidea, I hope you didn't take it the wrong way

that's ok didn't take it the wrong way. i thought i wasn't making sense

 

[BIG RYANO]

They are now at Currumbin Sanctuary. A mate of a mate of mine had to get them out of the house. Like boa said, they'd be multi generational captive bred right here. No one smuggles Red Tailed Boas in anymore, and probably havent done for years.

 

[m.punja]

cheers mate

 

[zulu]

re Boa

Boa has got the drift,the various types of boas have been bred for years in australia there is no need to smuggle any into the country,they are not worth much same with corns.The stuff that would be getting smuggled in would be pythons that are worth a few bucks here like gtps

 

[rockman]

Boa has got the drift,the various types of boas have been bred for years in australia there is no need to smuggle any into the country,they are not worth much same with corns.The stuff that would be getting smuggled in would be pythons that are worth a few bucks here like gtps

And maybe JAGS ? LOL

 

[xander]

saw them today. Quite ugly I reckon,but very placid.

 

[krusty]

It’s sad, but the snake will no doubt have to be “destroyed” as any exotic snake and/or animal that is found that has been illegally imported, has not been placed in quarantine during its arrival here and therefore must be euthanized so as to lessen the risk of any exotic diseases and/or parasites passing on to our native animals.

Like I said very sad, but the problem is not the snake but like you said, the tool-bags who decided to smuggle the snake into Australia. I think they should be destroyed as well.

99.9% of boas are breed here not smuggled in.