Do You Want A Python As Pet?

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    • Publish Date: Nov 1 2016 2:23PM
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    • Updated Date: Nov 2 2016 12:52PM
Do You Want A Python As Pet?

Reptiles, monkeys, rodents and other exotic pets are growing in popularity but should be discouraged in homes with small children or people with immune system problems, according to a report published. While pediatricians know about pet-related hazards, only 5 percent say they regularly educate parents and children about such dangers, an attitude that should change, Dr Larry Pickering of Emory University Medical School in Atlanta said in report for the American Academy of Pediatrics.
 
"Most non-traditional pets pose a risk to the health of young children, and their acquisition and ownership should be discouraged in households with young children," they said in a report published in the October issue of Pediatrics. Most reptiles carry salmonella bacteria, for example. The report said parents need to be educated about the increased risks of exposure to non-traditional pets and animals in public settings for infants and for children under 5, such as petting zoos, and for people with immune system problems.
 
Potential problems range from allergies to the spread of infectious diseases, they said. For instance, in 2003 an outbreak of monkeypox affected around 20 people in the U.S. midwest, traced to imported Gambian pouched rats. The report said the number of exotic pets in the United States has increased by 75 percent since 1992. In 2005 there were nearly 88,000 mammals, 1.3 million reptiles and 203 million fish imported illegally into the United States. "This illegal trade subverts rules established by regulatory agencies to reduce the introduction of disease ..." the report said.


The big price 
The price of lizards starts from Rs 10,000 for a colourful gecko while a pair of blue-tongue skink costs Rs 90,000. Similarly, a pair green iguana is available for Rs 15,000, while you can get a Savana monitor for Rs 25,000. A ball python would cost Rs 25,000 in the city, a corn snake Rs 20,000 and a king snake with black and white stripes is priced at Rs 40,000 each. Turtles have also been quite popular with pet lovers with their prices starting at Rs 500 for a red ear slide and spotted sulcata available at Rs 25,000 to one lakh depending on size. 
 

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Sarath Kumar RM Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

Nowadays it has become a trend growing pythons and other snakes as their pet animals. But it''s very dangerous.

AADYA NAIR DDMS P.OBUL REDDY PUBLIC SCHOOL

Pretty dangerous!!

Raju kumar Sree Narayana Vidya Bhavan

its a dangerous

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