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California Commission to Hear Non-Native Species Issues
The California Fish and Game Commission is poised to consider two items at its March 3 meeting that address non-native frogs and turtles.
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Tagged Amphibians, ban, California, import, invasive species, non-native, turtles
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Rattlesnakes as pets ban may be lifted in state
The Division of Wildlife Resources is considering lifting a rule that will allow people to have rattlesnakes as pets. Authorities say many people in Utah already are keeping the snakes illegally and the state feels they should increase safety by … Continue reading
Snake lovers fear transporting rules would hurt hobby
Chad Duggin reads the colors and patterns on the backs of his young boa constrictors like artwork.
Owners criticize constrictor restrictions
It’s not often anyone tells Tinky — a 16-foot-long, 150-pound Burmese python who lives near Pikeville — where she can slither.
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Tagged ban, burmese pythons, constrictors, invasive species, pythons, Snakes, US
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FWS to Propose Banning Importation and Interstate Commerce of Nine Snakes
Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, revealed on Jan. 20 that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will propose listing the Burmese python and eight other constrictor snakes as “injurious wildlife” under the Lacey Act, thus prohibiting the importation … Continue reading
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Tagged ban, constrictor, ecosystems, FWS, import, invasive, python, Snakes
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