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[Snakers]

kingsnake.com Classifieds: FLORIDA'S FINEST GARTERS, RIBBONS, AND WATER SNAKES!
Seriously who ever collected these garter snakes needs to get a real job, stuff like this p****s me off, collecting a load of wild animals just to make cash!?

[Snakers]

bump, i really want someone else to look at this

[adamanteus]

It happens all the time. It really should be made illegal.

[Snakers]

It happens all the time. It really should be made illegal.

Thank you! People like this is what ruins species and the eco-system its self

[adamanteus]

Don't get me started on people 'harvesting' like this, just to turn a quick profit. In the UK this is illegal. All our domestic species are protected, some more than others, but is illegal to collect and sell any of them.

[Snakers]

Well I can understand taking in a snake from the wild as a pet but this is jut overdoing it!

[ConcinusMan]

I've seen that lots of times on that site. I mean, how is this not illegal? Look, I might not be totally innocent (not saying I'm guilty either) but that's a bit excessive. Sounds like this guy just rounded up every snake he could catch and put them all up for sale.

It would be one thing if a few were collected to be sent to improve bloodlines for established breeders, but gathering all you can to sell as pets to make a few bucks is pretty sickening.

Florida actually allows this?

I looked into it and found this directly on the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission website:


"Florida requires permits for wildlife possession, exhibition and sale."

Wildlife Not Requiring a Permit


The following species do not require a permit for personal possession as long as no other Rule or Statute applies. Examples include, but are not limited to, rules for Threatened or Endangered Species:

1. Reptiles, amphibians (nonvenomous native species that are not listed as endangered, threatened, species of special concern, or otherwise regulated; nonvenomous nonnative species not listed as Reptiles of Concern)

It doesn't say whether or not a permit is required for this person to do this but it sounds like it's perfectly legal. Somebody needs to close a loophole if one exists, otherwise, it's open season for collecting and selling native snakes that are not endangered.

[Snakers]

I've seen that lots of times on that site. I mean, how is this not illegal? Look, I might not be totally innocent (not saying I'm guilty either) but that's a bit excessive. Sounds like this guy just rounded up every snake he could catch and put them all up for sale.

It would be one thing if a few were collected to be sent to improve bloodlines for established breeders, but gathering all you can to sell as pets to make a few bucks is pretty sickening.

Florida actually allows this?

Florida is actually laid back compared to most states.

[GARTERKID]

this isnt nothing NEW i know of at least 3 people of the top of my head that do this all from florida they dont actually catch the snakes them selves they send out what they call thier hunters.They catch everything from turtles to snakes it really is just not rite and the worst part is that abot 60% of all those large lots die before even being sold its all about the money to these people so they dont care for them or put out money to feed them yes its wrong but it happens very day mostly in florida and south carolina their just isnt a law saying its illegal but their should be.
You will see many many of these adds on KS look at this mans add (jeff schofield) He has about 30 wc gravid females up for sale $25 each thats a shame depleting the wild like this werever he got these from its garter population is totally ruined.

[Ameivaboy]

I dont understand the big deal- on the one hand - yes it sucks to be pulling animals out of the wild- on the other- where do you think your snakes came from (or the snakes that produced yours) ? Sort of hypocritical.