Quote Originally Posted by Lance Portal Reptiles View Post
i dont know man, but when when people break laws to get a new morph into the hobby, makes us all look bad and know one whats to be part of it... Look at all the -press we have had this year. I think your wrong about them not caring...its not a $5 WC garter....its one that is worth alot in the long run and their looking for things like this...come on...it was on CL!!!! you dont think they saw this and are most likey reading this post.... Things like this get into the hobby from the "blackmarket" style sales...not the open market.
I am happy to say, that here in California, despite some of our strict wildlife laws, native albino herps are free for the taking with a standard fishing license. There is no restriction because albinism is usually a detriment to surviving in the wild, as in: "Look at me! My camouflage is great for hot, white sand beaches or (Ha!) snow..." If other state's laws differ (and they do,) it just goes to show how screwed up perceptions of the herp world really are. It would be nice to have some objective uniformity. Yes, hardly policed... Ask your typical fish n' game guy, and he don't know squat about garters! I work at a national park; even their herp data is outdated or incorrect.