WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. government Tuesday banned the import and interstate transportation of four non-native constrictor snake species that threaten sensitive ecosystems.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a rule on the Burmese python, the yellow anaconda, and the northern and southern African pythons, deeming them injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act to restrict their spread in the wild in the United States, a release from the U.S. Department of the Interior said Tuesday.