Southeast Asia
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Forestry Law of 2002 in Cambodia outlaws capture for breeding and more or less the breeding these snakes in general
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Burmese Python is by far the most confiscated snake in Cambodia
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In Hong Kong it is a protected species under Wild Animals Protection Ordinance
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It is also protected in Thailand, China, Vietnam and Indonesia
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The USFWS lists Burmese Pythons as an injurious species under the Lacey Act, preventing the importation of these snakes into the United States
Cambodia
In Cambodia, CITES exports permits for snakes have not been issues since 2003. Since 2002, private companies have not received authorization to breed snakes. There is no fundamental snake trade from Cambodia.
China
Indonesia
No specific information about how many Burmese Pythons the government confiscated, or any estimation of the amount of smuggling. No information about how many python permits were granted or how many farms exist.
Indonesia is responsible for 90% of wild Burmese Python harvest export and 10% domestic trade. There is no definite information on where they are exported to. There are some captive bred programs but no known information on the number of pythons in these programs.
Thailand
The only reports given about the regulation are that they have made efforts in "all areas concerned". No separate report has been given.