Sonoma County infernalis

[BLUESIRTALIS]

I also like how the black isn't really black but bluish so she looks like she glows. If you look on the website it says she is from santa clara county. I would like to know if the majority of them in that area look that nice.

[ConcinusMan]

I would like to know if the majority of them in that area look that nice.

I would say probably not. Remember that people tend to post pics of the exceptionally pretty ones. Same goes for pugets. This can cause a skewed impression of what is actually out there in the field. I pretty much would find just a few that were stunnning and "glowed" like that but certain areas of course do have more of them than other areas. I never really got into keeping them when I was herping for them. They were so damn wild and ferocious biters when caught that it never occurred to me to keep any LoL

[BLUESIRTALIS]

That's what i figured, but i would love to have some that look like her even though it would be impossible legally that is.

i would say probably not. Remember that people tend to post pics of the exceptionally pretty ones. Same goes for pugets. This can cause a skewed impression of what is actually out there in the field.

[ConcinusMan]

That's what i figured, but i would love to have some that look like her even though it would be impossible legally that is.

There's really no problem with that. it's legal to collect them in many counties but if you get caught by a wildlife officer you had better have a current CA fishing license and not be possessing too many of them. (there is a daily bag limit) I didn't have one at the time but then again I wasn't collecting. I didn't get hassled. In some places there were officers around but they seemed more concerned with checking people who were fishing or carrying firearms.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

I know you can collect 1 with a fishing permit, but i don't think you are supposed to sell them and i guess that's why you never see wildcaught infernalis for sale.

there's really no problem with that. It's legal to collect them in many counties but if you get caught by a wildlife officer you had better have a current ca fishing license and not be possessing too many of them. (there is a daily bag limit) i didn't have one at the time but then again i wasn't collecting. I didn't get hassled. In some places there were officers around but they seemed more concerned with checking people who were fishing or carrying firearms.