Well, the Feds actually don't have anything to do with the Rattlesnake Roundups, because the snake aren't protected in the states where these debacles occur. Even if they were, the Feds wouldn't get involved unless they were illegally transported across state lines for commercial purposes, which would be a violation of the Lacey Act.



It's the state agencies that turn a blind eye to illegally gassing the burrows. The Gopher Tortoise, to my knowledge, has never been listed on the ESA appendixes because it is protected by state laws throughout it's range, which gives it automatic protection from interstate commerce.

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• restraunts/ rattlesnakes....... - oreganus, Mon Aug 18 20:38:36 2003
• Sorry was suppose to be restaurants, LOLn/p - oreganus, Mon Aug 18 23:21:53 2003
• RE: restraunts/ rattlesnakes....... - oldherper, Tue Aug 19 00:58:07 2003
• funny(well not very) that you mention the roundups.... - oreganus, Tue Aug 19 02:41:08 2003
• Gas, Gopher tortoises, Diamondbacks, and my sentiments on the lot...... - Blackwater, Tue Aug 19 03:06:30 2003
• RE: The Big Texan - michaelb, Tue Aug 19 03:24:18 2003
• Yep, that's the one! n/p - oreganus, Tue Aug 19 15:36:11 2003
• RE: funny(well not very) that you mention the roundups.... - Greg Longhurst, Tue Aug 19 04:44:26 2003
• RE: funny(well not very) that you mention the roundups.... - oldherper, Tue Aug 19 06:31:50 2003
• simply amazing....... - oreganus, Tue Aug 19 15:38:39 2003
• RE: simply amazing....... - oldherper, Tue Aug 19 16:01:00 2003