Quote Originally Posted by cchardwick View Post
I just ran across this article of a guy who collected a pair of endangered colubrids (king snakes) and shipped them out of state to his home. Not sure how he got caught but it sounds like he is in a heap of trouble. You would think that people would welcome a breeder catching and breeding an endangered snake to increase the population? Seems completely backwards to me, he should get a metal LOL. I've actually thought about doing this at one point, I've seen some really neat snakes that people catch in the wild that I have never seen in the pet trade. Perhaps there is a way to do this legally by working with the proper authorities?

https://nypost.com/2018/03/03/man-se...ngered-snakes/
I can see both sides of it....I mean, what are the chances he's going to breed and re-release them? Probably not likely. Our state DNR office is well known to be unkind to our residents even for minor violations. I don't think there's a chance in hell they would let you touch an endangered species unless you're from an educational institution. Maybe other states are different though.