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Posted by Dusty on May 09, 2002 at 10:28:10:

In Reply to: Re: Not legal...more.................................... posted by Texas trash on May 08, 2002 at 22:51:02:

: thanks Im just not going to worry about it because even if i had one of the legal ones and some wildlife oficial found out id probably still get hassaled. They perobably cant tell the diference between a texas and a yellow tail
: thanks again
: trash

: :
: : Dear Trash,

: : In Texas it is illegal to own or possess any Texas Indigos(Drymarchon corais erebennus).In other words no keeping or breeding of this species is allowed by Texas law. Wild caught or captive raised is a non issue. None are permitted. I imagine there are healthy fines and stiff penalties for those that molest or capture one in the wild if they get caught.
: : With the legality the way it is, you might be better served by getting one of the following Drymarchon species instead:

: : Drymarchon corais unicolor(Unicolor cribo)

: : Drymarchon corais corais(Yellowtail Cribo)

: : Drymarchon corais melanarus (Black Tail Cribo)

: : all are great snakes, esp the yellowtails(My opinion, sorry biased)

: : Hope this helped you and answered your questions fully.

: : Sincerely,

: :
: : Fred Albury
: : (Aztec Reptiles)

Got that right... I live in Alberta where keeping of venomous reptiles without a valid zoo permit (near impossible to get, only three ZOOs in Alberta have the require permits) I also happen to keep a typical kingsnake, which unfortunately one of my neighbors saw. Guess who knocked on my door? Fish and Wildlife.... They took away my king and kept it quarantined for three weeks. She now has mouth rot and I suspect an endoparasite as her stool is not quite the same consistency as it was before those boneheads took her.

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: : thanks Im just not going to worry about it because even if i had one of the legal ones and some wildlife oficial found out id probably still get hassaled. They perobably cant tell the diference between a texas and a yellow tail : : thanks again : : trash : : : : : : Dear Trash, : : : In Texas it is illegal to own or possess any Texas Indigos(Drymarchon corais erebennus).In other words no keeping or breeding of this species is allowed by Texas law. Wild caught or captive raised is a non issue. None are permitted. I imagine there are healthy fines and stiff penalties for those that molest or capture one in the wild if they get caught. : : : With the legality the way it is, you might be better served by getting one of the following Drymarchon species instead: : : : Drymarchon corais unicolor(Unicolor cribo) : : : Drymarchon corais corais(Yellowtail Cribo) : : : Drymarchon corais melanarus (Black Tail Cribo) : : : all are great snakes, esp the yellowtails(My opinion, sorry biased) : : : Hope this helped you and answered your questions fully. : : : Sincerely, : : : : : : Fred Albury : : : (Aztec Reptiles) : Got that right... I live in Alberta where keeping of venomous reptiles without a valid zoo permit (near impossible to get, only three ZOOs in Alberta have the require permits) I also happen to keep a typical kingsnake, which unfortunately one of my neighbors saw. Guess who knocked on my door? Fish and Wildlife.... They took away my king and kept it quarantined for three weeks. She now has mouth rot and I suspect an endoparasite as her stool is not quite the same consistency as it was before those boneheads took her.

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