Restore Sharp Park for San Francisco Garter Snakes

[zooplan]

Shouldn´t each thamnophile help this project?
www.restoresharppark.org (http://www.restoresharppark.org)
Maybe there´s little more possible than to join the Cause on Facebook! (http://apps.facebook.com/causes/252875/13271552?m=8d3e39f8)
for most of us.
But I feel bewilderd that US residents must not keep this beautyful snake,
although the covernment does close to nothing to conservate the subspecy in it´s natural habitats!

[guidofatherof5]

What a great looking snake. I say kill the golf course.

[drache]

I say kill the golf course.
I'll say this about golf courses anywhere - they're a scourge upon the environment

[DIRK]

What a great looking snake. I say kill the golf course.

Yes, i think so, too.

[mustang]

i second what steve said ...kill he course!

[zooplan]

As so can read on www.isis.org (http://www.isis.org) , there are only 98 specimens of T.s.tetrataenia kept in zoos throughout the whole world, although the few German breeders (I know) breed about the same number each year.
Politicans seems to enjoy voting for restrictions but only talking about restoration and conservation.
We have excellent experiences in splitting interests: It´s strictly forbidden to catch any ringed snake and quite common to protect and recreate habitats for them, but you can easily buy captive bred Natrix as well as breeding and selling the offspring again. You only have to register what you´ve purchased and all sales at a local department.

[jitami]

Thanks for the heads up, Udo. I'm with Rhea on this one! Did you guys happen to follow some of the links and see this video... those of us in the US are practically never this close to one: http://media.causes.com/622874?s=cause

[Stefan-A]

We have excellent experiences in splitting interests: It´s strictly forbidden to catch any ringed snake and quite common to protect and recreate habitats for them, but you can easily buy captive bred Natrix as well as breeding and selling the offspring again. You only have to register what you´ve purchased and all sales at a local department.
By the way, you wouldn't happen to have any articles on any Natrix habitat restoration projects?

[snakeman]

One little disaster and they will be gone from the wild.

[Stefan-A]

One little disaster and they will be gone from the wild.
Well, San Francisco will wipe them out eventually.

If you protect their remaining habitat and if it doesn't change through natural succession, the land around it will still probably be developed causing the habitat to become fragmented and isolated, or the city will slowly but steadily chop it up and develop the area a few acres at a time, until there's nothing left worth protecting.

[zooplan]

By the way, you wouldn't happen to have any articles on any Natrix habitat restoration projects?
www.wuerfelnatter.de (http://www.wuerfelnatter.de)
NABU Oldenburg - Natur- und Umweltschutz im Oldenburger Land (http://www.nabu-oldenburg.de/projekte/ringelnatter.php)
Sorry, it´s German only.