I have often heard the saying "I would rather live a year in freedom than a hundred in a cage" But I have also know that snakes who are brought to captivity live longer less stressful lives. My question is, how do you feel about taking these snakes away from their natural habitat? Are herping trips ethical? Am I robbing these creatures of their potential and freedom? I just want to do the right thhing but I dont know what the right thing is.

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• How do you feel about WC snakes? - atherisquamigera, Fri Jun 30 00:19:00 2006
• RE: How do you feel about WC snakes? - FunkyRes, Fri Jun 30 01:27:41 2006
• My personal view on WC snakes: - duffy, Fri Jun 30 10:55:56 2006
• RE: My personal view on WC snakes: - FunkyRes, Fri Jun 30 12:32:21 2006
• RE: My personal view on WC snakes: - mchambers, Sun Jul 2 06:32:33 2006
• appropriate response not given... - Joeycoco98, Sat Jul 1 10:19:58 2006
• ALL appropriate responses so far.... - duffy, Sat Jul 1 11:20:49 2006
• RE: ALL appropriate responses so far.... - Joeycoco98, Sat Jul 1 12:29:48 2006
• RE: ALL appropriate responses so far.... - duffy, Sat Jul 1 12:42:13 2006
• To the point - rearfang, Sat Jul 1 14:21:34 2006
• RE: To the point - Joeycoco98, Sat Jul 1 14:40:00 2006
• RE: To the point - atherisquamigera, Sat Jul 1 16:42:04 2006
• RE: To the point - FunkyRes, Sat Jul 1 17:39:19 2006
• various nationalities? - rhallman, Sun Jul 2 10:11:43 2006
• RE: various nationalities? - Joeycoco98, Sun Jul 2 10:45:47 2006
• RE: ALL appropriate responses so far.... - FunkyRes, Sat Jul 1 17:32:36 2006
• RE: appropriate response, try this - mchambers, Sun Jul 2 06:55:03 2006
• Road Rescues - Rivets55, Sat Jul 1 14:09:24 2006
• Snakes don't "think" - Jaykis, Sun Jul 9 20:22:42 2006