Collecting Gravid Females.

[infernalis]

Did you want me to say a wise man and a grump?

[adamanteus]

Stefan, I think Wayne meant to say WIDE, not WISE!

[reptileparadise]

And they are predators offcourse. Keeping the frog/insect and maybe a small part of mammals under control


*whoops* Spyro mentioned this already

[Thamnophis]

If on a location there is a healthy population of a snakespecies, a few gravid specimen that are taken away will not harm the population, I think.

When the population is already on risk, than I would say... hands off.

Or, when the young are born, keep one or two yourself and release mom and the rest of the babies on the spot where you caught it.

[Zephyr]

And of course the price of CB and shipping has to be calculated as one of the biggest reasons to take from the wild. Hence is why I may be offering some of my eastern babies to good homes for little or nothing. :P

[adamanteus]

@Kyle... Well done, that man! (in a very English accent)

[Zephyr]

@Kyle... Well done, that man! (in a very English accent)

*Bows.* I try. :P

[Spiritwolf]

when you read that the lifespan of a garter in the wild is only from one to three years, you may be doing that garter a favor by taking her from the wild. You may do nature an even bigger service if you release some of the youngsters back to the wild after they have been given a good start.

[Spiritwolf]

what a pretty garter...wish my adult girl was that colorful...my drab girl certainly has a colorful personality though, to make up for her plain green striped appearance.

[Spiritwolf]

I would rather see someone collect a few snakes from the wild (if they manage to find them, I've never found a snake when purposely hunting them, those I found were accidental rescue finds...better they live here in their cushy tank than to have ended up under lawnmower blades. What I think is heinous is people who kill snakes for no reason except to kill it just because it's a snake. I think that all the snakes collected from the wild by enthusiasts, is a number probably far smaller than the number of snakes killed by snake haters.