Doc, I don't know anyone on Fish and Game up there, but I will be talking to some folks in the herp society he claims to have gotten advice from. There are only 4 members, so it won't be difficult to find out who knows our tiny friend.

He's a lair though. He said he reported himself when he shipped the rattlesnake by USPS across statelines and no one had heard of him until some folks did some checking.

I would not be surprised if no call was made.