yeah, thanks... That species intrigues me as well. I would love to see both forms in the wild.....

The Mexican Government is fairly stingy with giving out permits to collect flora and fauna. It is ironic that you could could probably have a better chance of getting permits to collect and pickle snakes than to get permits to collect live. There is not much tolerance for keeping herps in the private sector. Generally Universities and zoo collections don't think much of the private sector either and don't share what they have legally collected. It is hard to blame them with all the crap that goes on in the pet trade industry I guess....

I think that Mexico in general is still relatively safe if you stay out of border towns and areas with heavy drug activity. Unfortunately herping generally involves getting off the beaten path and driving around at dusk/nightfall so the chances are greater that you might stumble into something that could get you in trouble......

A good friend of mine got lucky enough to see P.d. jani in the wild and allows me to post one of the images he took, (although he threatened to start asking for royalties....)

It would be such a rush to driving along some road or better yet, hiking around some old agricultural field and come upon a deppei or jani!!!!!!!


This is the wild one he photographed....

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