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rogue_reptiles
at Fri Aug 7 09:24:24 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by rogue_reptiles ]
Hey Jerry,
No tellin' what California will do with Agalma if the taxonomy changes officially, but here in Oregon sub-species are already not recognized by the laws that regulate zonata and getula (which are both illegal to collect in the wild).
The Oregon law states that it is legal to keep:
"Lampropeltis getula, L.zonata, and Pituophis catenifer;
(iv) Kingsnakes and gopher (bull) snakes – Colubridae – Individuals of Lampropeltis getula, L. zonata and Pituophis catenifer that are morphologically distinct from native species."
So, if it doesn't look like it is native to Oregon, then it's supposedly legal.
What looks native and what doesn't is really open to the interpretation of law enforcement(which I really don't trust). Local pet stores will sell designer cal-king morphs, but I have not seen zonata (even agalma) offered for sale.
Maybe California would adopt a similarly worded law?
Greg Huston
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RE: Zonata question for Staub, et al........ - rogue_reptiles, Fri Aug 7 09:24:24 2009