Bob is at it again, and again, and again....

[adamanteus]

It just seems to me that 'people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones'. I don't condone what 'Bob' is allegedly doing, far from it, but I think we need to make sure we're not doing exactly the same thing before we get onto our soapbox about it.

[adamanteus]

can someone please send me bob's information and what is the best way to report him?

Shannon, don't you think you're 'skating on thin ice' considering you just posted this....


Actually, from what I am told, they recently changed the bag limit to just having one on you at a time, I simply do not care!
I love my eastern garters and they're not going anywhere. I am hoping to go back for one more weekend in august... think i should?!

[snakeman]

As far as I know nobody on here is raiding dens and selling mass quantities of snakes.Also I said U S COLLECTIONS.If yours were from canada I am assuming they are legal.I don't know anything about canadian law.

[snakeman]

You are getting pretty defensive.Does bob send you snakes?

[adamanteus]

You are getting pretty defensive.Does bob send you snakes?

Yeah, he sends me stuff all the time!
I'm not being defensive, I just think we need to be cautious, as some of us are doing the same thing, albeit on a smaller scale and with a lower profile. I don't want any of our members to be embarressed!

[jitami]

Ok, we have a long standing rule on several of my dog lists that may be prudent to use here. No using anyone's name in a negative manner whatsoever. If you want info about someone a simple post saying, "Has anyone dealt with so and so? If so, please contact me privately." Then all "bashing" is at least done in private.

I don't agree with what Bob is doing. It seems to me that he has the means to breed them himself and then sell the babies. If he took 10 to 12 females out of the wild and went this route it would produce a huge number of babies to sell. This would reduce the impact to the population dramatically and still allow him to make a decent amount of money. All would be happy and seems like a decent compromise, but one he has surely thought of and dismissed. I think that's what bugs me the most. That he seems to be taking the easy way out and damaging the natural population in the process when it's totally unnecessary.

Didn't keep my own rule very well did I? This is why I haven't said anything about it previously. Once I get started.... sigh...

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

um, i do not take massive amounts of snakes and sell them?

I also, as stated, have written and submitted the same several levels to several different departments in PA, only to be totally ignored.


but, never mind then, i'll drop it.

[adamanteus]

I'm not having a go at anyone here... I detest what this 'Bob' is doing, and he needs to be stopped. All I'm saying is be careful, guys... I bet he's no idiot, and he could turn this around on you, unless you're as pure as the driven snow! If he reads this forum, and he probably does (as he deals in Garters) he's read your posts and he knows that some of you bend the rules a little. That's all.

[GartersRock]

You make a very good point James. *nods* We need to be careful.

But on a side note. I am pretty darn sure *know one* here does exactly what he does. Not even close. he has been raiding the dens of this small range population of snakes and selling them in mass quanitys for *years*... Gravid females and all.

[infernalis]

Really easy, how many Bobs live in the state of washington...

If it was truly "Bashing" there would be something more generic than Bob.

That's all.

what do you call a guy IN Puget sound with no arms or legs "Bob"