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Wildcaught corns?
- Thread starter VioletS16
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Just Another Corn Breeder
Never caught corns, but I've never had any problems with any snake I've caught in the wild. Probably the only thing to look out for would be mites I would think.
Its interesting, In the uk I think its illegal to catch snakes from the wild. Its defiantly illegal to catch them to sell.
Although i guess we don't really have that many wild snakes, only 3 kinds .... and the slow worm but that's a lizard (and defiantly illegal to take from the wild).
Although i guess we don't really have that many wild snakes, only 3 kinds .... and the slow worm but that's a lizard (and defiantly illegal to take from the wild).
It probably is since you don't have many snakes!
1. Adder
2. Smooth scaled snake (I THINK)
3. Grass snake
So I guess you wouldn't know about wc corns :/
ComoxCorn
Pssst...Got Corn??
There are lots of things to look out for other than mites. Wild caught snakes can harbour a variety of external and internal parasites and disease that could infect or infest your captive bred collection. If you plan on keeping a wild caught snake, quarantine from the rest of your snakes is strongly recommended for at least 120 days. I would also have fecal samples tested by a vet to ensure that internal parasites are not present.
DaGiant
DaBig Guy retired to MS
Yeah.. what Pete said! pretty much nailed it.
bitsy
Owned by Corns since 1991
Yup, here in the UK all of our native reptiles are protected by law. It's illegal to even "disturb" them. You certainly can't catch or keep them unless you have a government licence, and those are usually only issued to recognised specialist conservation organisations to rescue reptiles in advance of construction or to establish captive-breeding programs with a formal release plan.
It's very different in the US, where native reptiles are abundant in some areas. However, there will be a lot of local state legislation governing the capture/keeping of wild animals, so I suspect this will differ between areas.
Yep The smooth snake, your right.
Shame really would be nice to have more wild reptiles.
desertanimal
2003 UB313
Yep, Bitsy. I have a hunting license to be able to "pursue and molest" reptiles. As in, to catch them and take photos of them and release them. It's that way in most states. You should almost certainly have a hunting license to keep an animal. The rules and regs tell you quite clearly what you can and can't keep, and how many, and whether you can or can't sell the offspring of what you keep.
eeji
New member
none of the UK native snakes hold 'full protection', so its quite legal to catch and keep them. To keep the adder, a DWA (Dangerous Wild Animal) License is needed purely because it is venomous.
It is however, illegal to sell or otherwise trade any UK native snakes. Have a look through the DEFRA website, theres a list in there somewhere that states what can and can't be done
It is however, illegal to sell or otherwise trade any UK native snakes. Have a look through the DEFRA website, theres a list in there somewhere that states what can and can't be done
Not quite true - the Smooth Snake has the same protection as a Natterjack toad, Sand Lizard or Greater Crested Newt - no disturb, no possess.
Caryl
BrightHope
We're blessed with plenty of wild corns where I live. My usual policy if I find one in a neighborhood is to relocate it to the relative wilds. I hate seeing them DOR or worse - hearing from a neighbor about how they killed one.
I do have one WC yearling who's become part of my collection. I'm a high school teacher, and a colleague's son found him on the porch this past Spring. I was presented with the snake in a coffee can. I did the fecal check, mite check, and quarantined him, of course.
I've had corns in my classroom since '08, but having an actual, locally caught wild one has been a bonus in helping students understand how harmless these creatures are. Hopefully keeping this one in captivity may save the lives of some of his wild cousins!
I do have one WC yearling who's become part of my collection. I'm a high school teacher, and a colleague's son found him on the porch this past Spring. I was presented with the snake in a coffee can. I did the fecal check, mite check, and quarantined him, of course.
I've had corns in my classroom since '08, but having an actual, locally caught wild one has been a bonus in helping students understand how harmless these creatures are. Hopefully keeping this one in captivity may save the lives of some of his wild cousins!
bitsy
Owned by Corns since 1991
e.g. Great Crested Newt:
http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/esis01_tcm6-3776.pdf
"Legal protection
The great crested newt is strictly protected under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and the Conservation (Natural Habitats &c.) Regulations 1994 (as amended). Capturing, disturbing, injuring and killing newts is prohibited, as is damaging or destroying their breeding sites and resting places (note that this is a simplified summary of the legislation; see other texts for details)."
Each native British reptile is subject to varying levels of both UK and European legislation. It's definitely not safe to assume that you can catch and keep all of them legally.