WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 06: U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-FL) testifies during a hearing before the Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill November 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. The hearing was focused on H.R. 2811, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal. Getty Images logo Getty Images 27 months ago

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 06: U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-FL) testifies during a hearing before the Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill November 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. The hearing was focused on H.R. 2811, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal.

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