Quote Originally Posted by Steven@HumboldtHerps View Post
Actually, that may be true for other states, but not California. California Dept. of Fish and Game limits 2 specimens of any one species of CA native Thamnophis for private collection (except of course for ssp. tetrataenia [endangered] and most garters in Southern California [severely threatened]). Breeding garters native to California is prohibited. Universities might get special permission for research purposes... The 2 specimen limit goes as far as including all subspecies within a particular species. So if you wanted an infernalis and a fitchi, that would put you at your limit for sirtalis.

Steve
Could someone from another state get a non-resident license and collect 2 specimens of infernalis and then ship them home? I ask because my sister lives near San Fran. Or could she get a couple (highly unlikely - I don't think she like snakes) and ship them to me? Just curious, probably wouldn't happen, but the thought keeps popping up in my brain.