Associated Press

Following the tragic death of a 2-year old last week, Senator Bill Nelson is looking to create legislation that would ban the importation of snakes such as Burmese Pythons into the United States.

On July 1, a Burmese Python 8 1/2 feet long strangled a 2-year old baby as she slept. Her family awoke to the snake being wrapped around the child.

As it turns out the owner, Charles Darnell, did not actually have the proper license necessary to own the snake. The law was already being broken here, but limiting importation of such snakes in the future may slightly limit issues like these in the future. Often times these snakes are captured in the wild, with more than 180,000 of these things living in Florida, and then domesticated as “pets”.

Having such a dangerous reptile as a pet is beyond me. With a 2-year old in the house, having such a pet is inexcusable. I’m all for people having the freedom to have pets that make them happy, but a line needs to be drawn somewhere.