Quote Originally Posted by FunkyRes View Post
btw - my understanding as to why they can be traded in Europe so easily w/o permits is because CITES only looks at species level but not look at subspecies. Thamnophis sirtalis is not endangered, only the SF subspecies is. But since CITES only looks at species level, there are no restrictions outside the US to their trade.
To my knowledge, that is correct. One could only assume that it would be far more complicated, if this subspecies was treated separately.