Quote Originally Posted by infernalis View Post
gathering yourself a snake or two is not the same thing as gathering a huge quantity and selling them or whatever.
No, it's like catching or killing one or two with a bunch of people, each doing the exact same thing. It adds up and a snake or two removed from the wild is a snake or two that won't be producing two dozen offspring per year that won't be a part of the food source for a number of species and that won't grow up to produce more of its kind.

with the exception of the San Francisco garters, there really is no major shortages in the wild, this is one species that is really abundant & reproduces fast.
Source, please. Ever considered local situations, by the way?