Found out something interesting...

[EasternGirl]

A friend of mine had told me that it was illegal to own garter snakes in Delaware...so I was always keeping my girls on the downlow...I was talking to my mother about it recently, considering my little snake family has been getting bigger and she asked me if I had ever actually looked the law up and read it to see what it says....so I decided that I would. Turns out, there is no law against owning garter snakes in DE...there is a law against owning poisonous snakes, boas, and pythons. My girls are not outlaws...lol! Guess I'll be having that reptile room one day....

[guidofatherof5]

Good for you and your little non-criminals.

[Bart]

Gee, in my state (polish district of EU) venomous vipers are banned too. I know, I'm a lawyer. But dang, I'll get some pit vipers! Just can't help it... One day, if I'm not logging here for a long time - it means one of them just kissed me.

PS. There aren't any poisonous snakes. Just venomous.

[katach]

That is good news. I keep tring to find the law that says I can't keep my girls, but I still can't find it. We have a city patrol officer friend that stops by from time to time and he never says a thing so I guess I won't worry too much, unless my land last finds out.

[EasternGirl]

Right...well you can actually look here: Summary of State Laws Relating to Private Possession of Exotic Animals

It lists the regulations by state....

Bart...it actually says "poisonous" in the DE code...but I know what you are saying. I was just saying what the code says.

[katach]

Yeah that's what i keep finding, but i've been told that because my snakes are native species that they are not supposed to be captive pets.

[EasternGirl]

Hmmm...what do you mean? I'm having a dumb moment...help me out...in the Delaware law it says that if they are native to Delaware you can keep them...you can't bring them in to state if they aren't native to the area apparently...and of course you can't have them if they are endangered.

[katach]

I think it's a WA thing. Not going to stop me though.

[EasternGirl]

Right? My friend had told me that if you have an illegal snake and they find it, they confiscate it and destroy the snake...I told my mother when I thought my girls were not allowed....better keep some bail money handy, because if someone ever comes in here threatening to destroy my girls...Marnie is going to get violent...no one messes with my girls!

[katach]

That's how I feel!!! I love my girls and little boy!