The bill creates a “white list” of species that can be imported. This means that any animal that is not on the white list is by default treated as potentially injurious.
In 2017, a 25-year-old man was swallowed by a reticulated python in the Southeast Asian nation. In 2018, a 54-year old woman who was checking her vegetable garden was killed and eaten by a reticulated python. In both cases, the snakes were measured to be 23-feet in length.