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Adopt a ball python from
ARR now and we will guarantee safe re-homing out of state, at no
charge to you, should they become illegal to own in Ohio.
Unfortunately, ARR cannot provide relocation services for your unwanted
uninformed lawmakers who vote for such a law. You are stuck
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Ball python (Python regius)
Full size when grown= 48 inches
Ball pythons are small, harmless snakes
which make great pets. We highly recommend a ball python for a first
pet snake.
Maximum size for an adult ball python is around 48 inches.
Like many other pythons and boas, they are extremely gentle,
shy, docile snakes which are very low maintenance, easy to care
for, and appropriate to keep as pets.
Ridiculous as it is, Ohio lawmakers are proposing a complete ban
on ownership of ball pythons as pets.
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NOTICE:
Box turtles are a protected species in Ohio.
It
is illegal to own, capture, possess, buy, sell, trade, or harm a box
turtle in any manner in the state of Ohio. Please do NOT pick up a
box turtle and take it home as a pet.
ODNR rules require all
WILD red Eared Slider turtles to be euthanized,
therefore we will not accept them at this time. Please contact ODNR at 1-800-WILDLIFE for information
about what to do with a
WILD
red eared slider.
(This
does not apply to pet turtles)
Iguanas
Iguana's are the most popular reptile pets
today. Due to this they are also the ones that are most often in
need of homes. We get bombarded with requests to take in these
reptiles- dozens per week. Unfortunately at this time ARR cannot take in
Iguanas.
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| Recent U.S. Reptile Facts and
Statistics |
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-Number of US households owning reptile pets=
4.7 million
-Number of reptile pets in the US=
13 million
-Average reptiles per US household=
2.89
-Amount spent on pets in US (2010)=
$48.35 billion (actual)
1APPA 2011-2012
-Number of captive constrictor snake fatalities in
the US from 1990-2008:
8
-Percentage of all US constrictor deaths due to
Rock, Burmese, and Reticulated python:
100%
-Percentage of US deaths due to boa constrictors and
all other pythons
0%
-Odds of constrictor death (based on US population
304 million):
1 in 691,590,909
2Rexano.org, 2009
-Estimated number of dog bites occur in the U.S. each year=
4.7 million dog bites
-Dog bites requiring medical care (annually)=
800,000
-Amount insurance industry pays in dog-bite claims each year=
over $1 billion
3American
Humane Association, 2011
-Each year nearly 2 million live reptiles are
imported into the United States, and about 9 million are exported.
-An estimated 90 percent of wild-caught reptiles die
in their first year of captivity
4HSUS,
Sept 2009
Illegal trafficking in exotic animals is a global
business, worth close to $20 billion each year.
5ASPCA,
Oct 2011
7,000–8,000 people per year receive venomous bites
in the United States, and about 5 of those people die.
6CDC,
Oct 2011
1 APPA 2011-2012 “National Pet Owners Survey” and "Industry
Statistics & Trends",http://www.americanpetproducts.org/press_industrytrends.asp
2 Rexano.org, 2009,
http://www.rexano.org/Statistics/Constrictor_Captive_Snake_Fatality.pdf
3 American Humane Association, online 2011,
http://www.americanhumane.org/animals/stop-animal-abuse/fact-sheets/dog-bites.html
4 HSUS, September 2009,
http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/exotic_pets/facts/reptile_trade.html
5 ASPCA, online Oct 2011,
http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/exotic-pet-faq.aspx
6 CDC, online 2011,
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/snakes/
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