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Wild caught, yay or nay?

I like what Kathy, Nanci and Susan...

had to say. And having lived in Florida from day one I have come in contact with many a snake. When I was a teen and early twenties guy there was in no way the availability of reptiles or supplies there is today. We had to go out and catch what we wanted. After school I spent every hour walking and road cruising. Did we take WCs. Yes we did... but; Orlando was in a huge growth spurt and what we took in almost every instance was well within the reach of human habitation.
In my thread with the Diamondback and last night with the Cottonmouths I wanted to bring them home. Besides Lisa begging me not to catch them, they were in a protected area, wildlife management areas. Nowhere near people; so I left them behind. :spinner:
 
I'm really jealous of you who have the WC option, even if you don't seek it.
I happen to live in New Jersey..in the Pine Barrens...I'm not allowed to go anywhere near the snakes and it's a real pain in the butt.
 
Why?

Corny Noob said:
I'm really jealous of you who have the WC option, even if you don't seek it.
I happen to live in New Jersey..in the Pine Barrens...I'm not allowed to go anywhere near the snakes and it's a real pain in the butt.
Is it illegal now. In the eighties my dad lived in Cherry Hill and Medford and I would take trips to the Barrens looking for Northern Pines. Never found anything but garter and water snakes and some of the meanest snapping turtles. :eek1:
 
Cflaguy said:
Is it illegal now. In the eighties my dad lived in Cherry Hill and Medford and I would take trips to the Barrens looking for Northern Pines. Never found anything but garter and water snakes and some of the meanest snapping turtles. :eek1:

I'm almost positive that I'm not allowed. There's rumor of possibility with a herpin permit, but with me I'm not going to be getting a lot of snakes so I might as well pay for bred ones XD
I also keep hearing at work that we're not supposed to be selling anything but the "albino" snakes as selling the normals is apparently illegal...again I don't have exact proof to back that up though :/

But to quote from Kathy's book, "However they are protected by law in certain states in which they occur naturally such as Georgia and New Jersey."



Ooof to quote what I just found:
http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/ensp/pdf/snake_broch07.pdf

"The corn snake is a state endangered species found in the pine barrens of NJ"
 
There was a thread on CS in the last month or two with quotes from NJ about what you can keep. It basically said corns with pink/red eyes, such as amels, snows, and blizzards are OK. But for some reason, lavenders were also OK (but not ghosts or anerys - go figure!)
 
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