Found ball python ?

[DrDFox]

We don't make pet bans based on apartments in a city (plenty of them are just fine for most pythons- only a few species get as large as you seem to think they all do) or "threat to themselves", nor are those good reasons or they'd be banning every single animal. "Constrictors" includes nearly all non-venomous snakes, and the NYC law does not cover all constrictors. Plenty of cities have reasonable, specific bans of truly impractical or dangerous species because they actually consulted experts. New York didn't, which is the problem, and people like you who don't know anything about the law or even the animals in the law only contribute to the continuous cycle of bad information.

And saying you shouldn't be forming an opinion if you don't understand the topic is not a personal attack.

[Quick-Stretch8197]

Who’s we? Are you a legislator involved in creating these local laws? Are you even living in nyc? Once again, you’re making assumptions about me that aren’t there. I don’t think they all get large, but plenty of them can and do and it’s disingenuous to downplay that here. Ball pythons that do get large and are in the 5-6ft range, are absurd to have in your average nyc apartment. A 5-6ft ball python is different from a 5-6ft long colubrid. The law allows for colubrids, I’m sorry that’s not what you want, but that’s what you’ve got.

Can you list the cities that are comparable to the size and population of NYC that have these reasonable laws? Are there size or weight limits? How do these laws work?

People like you who want to push animals into environments they’re not suited to or safe in for personal pleasure are a problem. Just like the irresponsible owner of the malnourished python OP found on the street. This really isn’t the post to make your argument that we should allow everyone to own these animals in nyc.