I think the special thing about Python is that it's a writers' commune. The writers are in charge. The writers decide what the material is.
Anybody who spends time off of Louisiana's shores can recognize that these oysters are not endangered. To classify them as such risks great harm to not only fishermen who make their living collecting oysters in the Gulf, but also to Louisiana's economy in total.
After we have calmly stood by and allowed monopolies to grow fat, we should not be asked to make them bloated.