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[snakeshack]

We in California have the same problem but with Mountain Lions! They used to offer a limited number of hunting tags to regulate the population until it made it on the ballot. All the people who lived in the cities voted to protect the cute kitties! They have killed joggers and mountain bikers as well as may pets and livestock. The argument is that we have trespassed into their territory and it's our fault, but when a big cat ended up in the middle of Palo Alto, CA in a tree 1 block from a grammar school, you would think the public would be concerned for the children's safety. NOPE! The police officer who shot it was drummed out of town!

Check it out! This was in the middle of the city. They think the big cat used one of the drainage creeks to enter the city. http://www.paloaltoo...tory.php?id=142

The problem with sweeping laws to ban hunting of these predators is it's based on emotion and not in the best interest of the public, their livestock, and the predators themselves. Common sense is dead!