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  • 08-11-2004, 11:01 AM
    green_man
    Man Id love one of those.... We have them in Utah too, but alas, illegal to own under any circumstance...
  • 08-11-2004, 08:49 PM
    led4urhead
    Interesting green_man .. i didnt come across any laws pertaining to them in Utah. Good info to have.
  • 08-12-2004, 12:25 PM
    green_man
    Yeah, it took me forever to find laws on herps in Utah. When I did find them I later found that they were outdated. Go figure.

    All venomous animals are restricted in Utah.
  • 08-12-2004, 12:33 PM
    led4urhead
    The only laws about venomous reptiles i could find Utah pertained to Sidewinders (Crotlaus cerastes cerastes), Speckled Rattlesnakes (Crotalus mitchellii), Mojave Rattlesnakes (Crotalus scutulatus), and Western Rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis). Nothing about lizards.
  • 08-12-2004, 12:57 PM
    green_man
    cujo first shead with me
    Quote:

    (b) Lizards are classified as follows:

    (i) Beaded lizard, Helodermatidae Family, (Heloderma horridum) is prohibited for collection, importation, and possession;

    (ii) Chuckwalla, Iguanidae Family (Sauromalus) (All species) is prohibited for collection, and controlled for importation and possession;

    (iii) Common side-blotched lizard, Phrynosomatidae Family (Uta stansburiana) is noncontrolled for collection, importation and possession, except as provided in Subsection (5);

    (iv) Desert iguana, Iguanidae Family (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) is prohibited for collection, and controlled for importation and possession;

    (v) Desert night lizard, Xantusiidae Family (Xantusia vigilis) is controlled for collection, importation and possession;

    (vi) Gila monster, Helodermatidae Family (Heloderma suspectum) is prohibited for collection, importation and possession;

    (vii) Northern sagebrush lizard, Phrynosomatidae Family (Sceloporus graciosus graciosus) is noncontrolled for collection, importation and possession, except as provided in Subsection (5);

    (viii) Utah banded gecko, Gekkonidae Family (Coleonyx variegatus utahensis) is controlled for collection, importation and possession;

    (ix) Variable (many-lined) skink, Scincidae Family (Eumeces multivirgatus epipleurotus) is controlled for collection, importation and possession; and

    (x) Western zebra-tailed lizard, Phrynosomatidae Family (Callisaurus draconoides rhodostictus) is controlled for collection, importation and possession.

    (c) Snakes are classified as follows:

    (i) Bird Snake, Colubridae Family (Thelotornis) (All species) are prohibited for collection, importation and possession;

    (ii) Boomslang, Colubridae Family (Dispholidus typus) is prohibited for collection, importation and possession;

    (iii) Burrowing asps, Atractaspidae Family (All species) are prohibited for collection, importation and possession;

    (iv) California kingsnake (black and white banded-form), Colubridae Family (Lampropeltis getula californiae) is controlled for collection, and noncontrolled for importation and possession;

    (v) Desert glossy snake, Colubridae Family (Arizona elegans eburnata) is controlled for collection, importation and possession;

    (vi) Great Plains ratsnake, Colubridae Family (Elaphe guttata emoryi) is controlled for collection, importation and possession;

    (vii) Keelback, Colubridae Family (Rhabdophis) (All species) are prohibited for collection, importation and possession;

    (viii) Painted desert glossy snake, Colubridae Family (Arizona elegans philipi) is controlled for collection, importation and possession;

    (ix) Pit vipers, Viperidae Family (All species, except Crotalus viridis) are prohibited for collection, importation and possession;

    (x) Proteroglyphous snakes, Australian spp., cobras, coral snakes, kraits, and their allies, Elapidae Family (All species) are prohibited for collection, importation and possession;

    (xi) Smith's (southwestern) black-headed snake, Colubridae Family (Tantilla hobartsmithi) is controlled for collection, importation and possession;

    (xii) Smooth greensnake, Colubridae Family (Opheodrys vernalis) is controlled for collection, importation and possession;

    (xiii) Sonoran lyresnake, Colubridae Family (Trimorphodon biscutatus lambda) is controlled for collection, importation and possession;

    (xiv) Terrestrial gartersnake, Colubridae Family (Thamnophis elegans) is noncontrolled for collection, importation and possession, except as provided in Subsection (5);

    (xv) Utah milksnake, Colubridae Family (Lampropeltis triangulum taylori) is prohibited for collection, importation and possession;

    (xvi) Utah mountain kingsnake, Colubridae Family (Lampropeltis pyromelana infralabialis) is prohibited for collection, importation and possession;

    (xvii) Utah threadsnake (blindsnake), Leptotyphlopidae Family (Leptotyphlops humilis utahensis) is controlled for collection, importation and possession; and

    (xviii) Western rattlesnake, Viperidae Family (Crotalus viridis) is controlled for collection, prohibited for importation, and controlled for possession, as provided in Subsection (4).


    http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/c...7/r657-053.htm
  • 08-12-2004, 03:40 PM
    crotalus
    We have Mexican Beaded lizards down in New Mexico - they're not as pretty as Gilas, but they're a really exicting find. (I go field herping in my free time ... Roswell is awesome for lizards, rattlesnakes and cool invertebrates.)
  • 08-15-2004, 10:45 PM
    Anonymous
    =0 You live in Roswell, thats awesome.
    Find any crash landed aliens lately?
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