Reptiles Magazine Florida FWC Votes To Ban Commercial Breeding And Keeping Of Pythons, Tegus, Other Reptiles The ban would include six python species, the green anaconda,Nile monitor lizard, tegus and the green iguana. February 25, 2021 The Burmese python is one of six python species banned in Florida under new FWC regulations. Photo by Irina Oxilixo Danilova The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted today to ban the commercial breeding and keeping of several invasive species of reptiles in the state, including tegus, iguanas, and several python species. This is not good news for the industry. Phil Goss, president of the United States Association of Reptile Keepers (USARK), told WGCU that industry businesses related to these herps would cease in the state.