Indonesian Garters and Petco

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

try googling it maybe? i've read it a few places from sources I could not possibly remember or find the link to (in a reasonable amount of time)

it's supposed to be the reason that they outlawed the keeping of lyre snakes in california.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

was able to pull up this link from google really quickly before I head to bed, it simply mentions that some have had unpleasant reactions...
Trimorphodon biscutatus lyrophanes - Baja California Lyresnake

[Loren]

it's supposed to be the reason that they outlawed the keeping of lyre snakes in california.

I'm not aware of any ban on Lyres in Ca. Current regs allow 2 with a fishing license.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

I'm not aware of any ban on Lyres in Ca. Current regs allow 2 with a fishing license.

Wow, then the guy I occasionally speak with in california, possibly, is insane????

or possibly I have the wrong state...

[And_Lyn]

Wow, then the guy I occasionally speak with in california, possibly, is insane????

or possibly I have the wrong state...

am i just confused or do you mean you have to have a ca fishing license to own up to two lyre snakes? i dont see how a fishing license would fall into owning snakes... unless of course these lyre snakes have a season of which to catch them... ive had several fishing licenses here in ca but have never heard of snakes under the category of a trout or bass limit or where youre allowed to fish... might want to contact california fish and game? unless im way off and caught the post at the wrong time... all these posts seem to be jumbled into one lately so i cant tell the difference anymore

[MasSalvaje]

am i just confused or do you mean you have to have a ca fishing license to own up to two lyre snakes? i dont see how a fishing license would fall into owning snakes... unless of course these lyre snakes have a season of which to catch them... ive had several fishing licenses here in ca but have never heard of snakes under the category of a trout or bass limit or where youre allowed to fish... might want to contact california fish and game? unless im way off and caught the post at the wrong time... all these posts seem to be jumbled into one lately so i cant tell the difference anymore

I am not in Cali so I can't speak specifically for them but most states that require a fishing license to collect do it for a couple of reasons. 1. so they have your information in the system, and 2. to make a few bucks on those people that want to collect. They due have "Bag Limits" just like fish and are usually found in the the Reptile and Amphibian proclamation put out by the DWR/DNR every year.

-Thomas

[jitami]

am i just confused or do you mean you have to have a ca fishing license to own up to two lyre snakes? i dont see how a fishing license would fall into owning snakes... unless of course these lyre snakes have a season of which to catch them... ive had several fishing licenses here in ca but have never heard of snakes under the category of a trout or bass limit or where youre allowed to fish... might want to contact california fish and game? unless im way off and caught the post at the wrong time... all these posts seem to be jumbled into one lately so i cant tell the difference anymore

I was surprised, too, but if you google california fish and game there's a pamphlet you can read that does indeed list most reptiles and amphibs just like fish. I still think it's odd, but... I guess someone has to govern it?

[Loren]

I was surprised, too, but if you google california fish and game there's a pamphlet you can read that does indeed list most reptiles and amphibs just like fish. I still think it's odd, but... I guess someone has to govern it?

I think thats pretty much what it is, Tami. Its not worth the trouble to make a whole new license for herps, so they throw it under fishing. Still allows for regulation of reptiles and amphibians, and all they had to do is add 3-4 pages to the fishing regs.
For anyone in Ca. just get a freshwater fishing regulation booklet, either from a sporting goods store, or find it on the Ca. fish and game website.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

in PA, I am required to have my fishing liscence on me while herping.

[Loren]

Wow, then the guy I occasionally speak with in california, possibly, is insane????

or possibly I have the wrong state...

Or possibly its a county reg. for the county your friend lives in?