>>Actually there are sound biological reasons (other than practicality) for herps to be handled under fishing regulations. Unlike hunting, which is inherently lethal, the majority of hobbyist herp "hunting" is actually a form of "catch and release". Most herpers I know-even those with extensive private collections-seldom or never actually KEEP a wild-collected herp.

That's another good point. I think a lot of states that keep herps on the hunting side of the regs just threw all animals into the same "bucket" of statutes a long time ago, never considering that people might actually want to keep a snake ALIVE rather than just kill it!
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