ConcinnusMan, you're certainly consistent.
Perhaps people have interest in other species too

Maybe nobody in their native range is allowed to own them, but they aren't CITES listed so at least non-US folks could certainly work with them if there are captive populations outside the US (like the San Frans).
I notice they're listed as "threatened" rather than "endangered" like the San Fran garters. Not knowing how the local, state, and federal regs work there does that mean they are still protected on all the different US levels or is it just a California thing?