Feds’ new rule about Burmese pythons relies on misinformation

To The Editor:

Entities within the U.S. Department of Interior have snuck through a new law, circumventing the voting process, which bans the transportation of the Burmese python from one state to another. This ban, which is supposedly for ecological reasons, is the equivalent of requiring igloos to have fire extinguishers in them

It is obvious from the programs I have seen on Discovery and National Geographic channels some entities wish to cultivate an atmosphere of fear surrounding these animals. What you have "learned" from watching these programs is well-orchestrated propaganda designed to reinforce your fears.

If all the animals that are killed by domestic and feral cats in a year were brought into your house, ou would be neck deep in no time at all. Yet the feds have classified the Burmese python as injurious wildlife in all 50 states, while the "injurious" issue can only be observed in the lower third of Florida.

These laws, which are not based on science or fact, are a political first strike by agencies and organizations that ultimately do not want any snakes to be recognized as pets, and the general public has been continuously conditioned with false information to fear them.

I am not asking everyone to become snake lovers, but I am asking those who hate snakes to consider your fears are being manipulated into supporting a hidden agenda.

David A. Sagan
Nelsonville