Shortheads in captivity?

[d_virginiana]

Woah, just noticed this.. I think what upset me most reading the original thread was that I was under the impression that someone was harvesting a known endangered species for the hell of it. But now that I know they weren't endangered at the time then I can't really fault him any more than I do someone who hunts or eats beef.
I mean, I don't *enjoy* seeing anything eat animals I like, but I can deal with people taking wild feeders for their pets if it's necessary and done in an environmentally responsible way.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Woah, just noticed this.. I think what upset me most reading the original thread was that I was under the impression that someone was harvesting a known endangered species for the hell of it. But now that I know they weren't endangered at the time then I can't really fault him any more than I do someone who hunts or eats beef.
I mean, I don't *enjoy* seeing anything eat animals I like, but I can deal with people taking wild feeders for their pets if it's necessary and done in an environmentally responsible way.

At the time this thread was made, the shortheaded garter snake was already listed as protected with a possession limit as 0. Now maybe the photos were older, and happened before they became protected... I have no idea. But I do remember messaging him a very long time ago to ask if he knew they were a protected species in PA and the reply I got in a nutshell was "but they are really common where I live". I didn't really look into it any further and am not looking to now either.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Also, everyone needs to calm the heck down. There's no reason for the arguing going on in this thread that is entirely unrelated to shortheads. This thread is old, it needs to go back to beig dead like it was for the 2 or 3 previous years.