!!garters illegal in Ontario!!

[drache]

My opinion was simply to say that it is wrong to say I dislike people catching wild snakes because thats how you got your CB snakes, so in saying that, we are all guilty of having wild caught snakes....in some way or another!!!!!!

I just feel that it's a matter of degree
I blame the small number of people who have no sense for the fact that there seems to be a need for restrictive laws
yet in light of the fact that there is something worth protecting . . .
I like to support captive breeding and the people who practice it
I don't think there's anything wrong with taking a snake to keep as a pet or breeder, but I am a bit put off by - say - the people who take a lot of them from the wild, don't treat them well, and then sell them cheaply
when there are no laws, it becomes difficult to do anything about those people

[KITKAT]

My opinion was simply to say that it is wrong to say I dislike people catching wild snakes because thats how you got your CB snakes, so in saying that, we are all guilty of having wild caught snakes....in some way or another!!!!!!

I understood, but had to be difficult!

[Stefan-A]

My opinion is that it's ok as long as it doesn't do any serious damage to the population.

[enigma200316]

I to wouldn't be in favor of those who keep taking theme....it should be easy enough to take a couple and breed from there and sell or what ever,
after all that shouldn't hurt unless don't take care of them and keep doing it.....

[Josh]

im not against catching wild snakes but only if you
1. have the space.
2. have the knowledge.
3. no more than two.
Those are just my beleifs not saying its right.

[enigma200316]

no, no not at you, just in general of my opinion....
sorry if you took it that way.......truely!!!

[Lulu Bennett]

no, no not at you, just in general of my opinion....
sorry if you took it that way.......truely!!!

sorry i was having a bad day and was very emotional truely sorry xxx friends

[adamanteus]

It's quite an emotive subject, I guess. In my humble opinion an individual collecting a few specimens for their own personal reasons isn't go to make an impact on the wild population. Commercial collection however, particularly at crucial times of the year, such as emergence from hibernation, could devastate a population. That said, if there were no commercial collecting of reptiles, we in the UK would be asking "What's a Garter Snake"?

[enigma200316]

YES...friends!!!.....I value every ones opinion, and advice, and I also hope every one will value mine!!!!!! I love this site and would never do anything,
to intesionaly hurt any ones feeling.....