The Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources seized a 5.5 metre, 150-pound reticulated python in Yarmouth on Monday.
With the case underway, reptile specialist Mike MacDonald and police are mum on where and how the snake was found and what its fate might be. In Nova Scotia, owning a reticulated python without a license is a violation of the province's Wildlife Act.
Large snakes continue to headline national news after two boys were killed by a python two weeks ago. With exotic pet ownership, and species specific bans as well as licensing and import regulations prevalent in urban animal industry conversations, it is more important than ever to consider the solutions and outcomes related to existing pet owners.
Owners have registered 131 snakes as pets on the PetLynx utility in Canada. Expanding this automated national registry to include all exotic, dangerous or disruptive animals would assist pet owners to have a positive pet experience by facilitating communication during such events. It could also reduce the occurrences of abandonment and other unintended consequences by fearful owners.
The Friday Forum of Summit 2013 is likely to feature this conversation in more detail. Organizers have invited officials to present evidence that would be beneficial to the discussion of exotic pets that presently exist in Canada.Please contact Sheena Neel or Shannon Woodward if you wish to be nominated into this conversation. This discussion may be one of the most interesting in the eight years of the Summits for Urban Animal Strategies.
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