Wild caught water snakes

[BLUESIRTALIS]

There is a reptile store selling water snakes on fauna classifieds for $5.00.
I can't believe somebody is going out and raping the wild just to make $5.00ea on these nice water snakes. Yes i've kept some snakes from the wild and yes i've sold some from the wild, but to go out and rape the wild just to make a quick five bucks unbelievable.:confused:

[guidofatherof5]

There is a reptile store selling water snakes on fauna classifieds for $5.00.
I can't believe somebody is going out and raping the wild just to make $5.00ea on these nice water snakes. Yes i've kept some snakes from the wild and yes i've sold some from the wild, but to go out and rape the wild just to make a quick five bucks unbelievable.:confused:

Green snakes are going for the same price. I contacted a guy to see if they were wild caught.
He said they were wild caught and he was expecting a shipment of a 100 in the next couple of days.
Tough for the snakes to keep up with those numbers.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

That's a shame!I bet every one will be stuck in the same cage. I wish i had enough money to buy them all poor guys. .

[guidofatherof5]

That's a shame!I bet every one will be stuck in the same cage. I wish i had enough money to buy them all poor guys. .

I know what you are saying but he'll take the money and order another 100.
Don't take me wrong, I know how you are feeling.;)

[BLUESIRTALIS]

I know what you mean. I just hope they end up in good hands. The snakes that i sold from the wild certain friends asked me for and i knew they were in good hands.

[ConcinusMan]

This is going on every day in Florida. The wild populations hardly stand a chance. You got who knows how many of these people out there collecting. They don't just take a few either. They take every single snake they come across. Tons of them die too, the remainder hit the market in sad shape. They don't bother to deworm, quarantine, or even feed them. They just round 'em up, overcrowd them, and sell them.

[Sonya610]

Green snakes are going for the same price. I contacted a guy to see if they were wild caught.
He said they were wild caught and he was expecting a shipment of a 100 in the next couple of days.
Tough for the snakes to keep up with those numbers.

Yeah I looked into green snakes before garters and most all are wild caught, even one of the big Florida reptile distributors said they don't know of any captive breds available. Green snakes are also disappearing rapidly in some areas.

Plus I heard they are rather difficult to keep so sadly a lot of those $5 wild caughts probably won't survive very long.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

You almost never get to see a rough green here in sc in the wild.

[ConcinusMan]

That's a shame!I bet every one will be stuck in the same cage. I wish i had enough money to buy them all poor guys. .

The only way to stop this insanity is if everyone, and that means everyone, stops buying them.:cool:

[ConcinusMan]

You almost never get to see a rough green here in sc in the wild.


Rough greens are threatened and protected in most states. They are just impossible to keep in captivity anyway. Smooth greens are not protected in most cases, are far more common, and can be kept successfully.

[RedSidedSPR]

I find a lot of green snakes here in NC. they aren't protected or anyhting... And they aren't that bad in captivity, they just have a really short life span. Like, 5 years average.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

The only way to stop this insanity is if everyone, and that means everyone, stops buying them.:cool:

You're right Richard, but that will never happen considering the fact that most people think that they are just cheap junk snakes that nobody will miss. They say why captive breed something that is going to cost you lots of money for food when you can just take it from the wild.