Mexican species

[GarterGuy]

I think the Mexican gov. has to be a bit more stable before that will happen...LOL

[adamanteus]

We should try for a coup....I can see it in the news now "Thamnophis.com takes over Mexican government. Trade restrictions lifted"!

[abcat1993]

Yeah, we just need some bodybuilders like Arnold to help us (sorry if nobody from another country knows who I'm talking about).

[Thamnophis]

I tend to be happy with a total protection for all species. That's better than they let everybody catch all living creatures.
On the other hand it would be nice that there was a possibillity to collect some specimen of the Mexican species for the hobby and for studying them.

Look at Thailand. They export everything that makes money and eat all of the animals that cannot be sold. And now you can hardly find animals overthere. Someone i know went there and they had days that they did not see one animal. Not even birds!

[adamanteus]

I know what you mean, I don't think wildlife should be seen as a "commodity" either.

One thing Thailand has...Cobras, loads of them. I had a "run in" with a large Ophiophagus hannah over there. I ran away!!

[Thamnophis]

Ofcourse are not all animals gone, but ordinary people seem not to see them anymore.
Reptilefreaks like us always will be able to find them.

I can understand hy you ran, James

[Sid]

I tend to be happy with a total protection for all species. That's better than they let everybody catch all living creatures.
On the other hand it would be nice that there was a possibillity to collect some specimen of the Mexican species for the hobby and for studying them.

Look at Thailand. They export everything that makes money and eat all of the animals that cannot be sold. And now you can hardly find animals overthere. Someone i know went there and they had days that they did not see one animal. Not even birds!

I agree with you. Much better to over protect than to destroy. Found that Mexico allows no export on any type of reptile, not just Garter Snakes.

Sid

[adamanteus]

I can understand hy you ran, James

I had no hooks, grabs or anything. Just toilet paper!!

[Cazador]

How convenient! I bet that if you weren't using the TP before you had the run-in, you were using it afterward .

[Thamnophis]

How convenient! I bet that if you weren't using the TP before you had the run-in, you were using it afterward .

You took the words right out of my mouth...