Fliptop, my acquisitions used to be from roadways, a dangerous habitat, and most recently, from land slated to be cleared. When I go ahead and choose to keep a specimen from a locale, I go right back and pair up the animal with the first available animal from that locale, not choose the best from said locale. It is what it is, and more often than not, I find a pair or reverse trio under a board line. That sets in motion something that may or may not have happened, if I find a pair, a pair they remain, if I find a single, the first available mate from that exact locale becomes the mate.

Also of note, there are way more snakes than anyone realizes in most areas. I leave plenty to the field, and I usher a few off the road when I come across them. I don't know about you, but I sleep pretty well at night, when I sleep at all! Most of what we do as breeders is as Tony says, it is for us first. The snakes don't benefit from us keeping them, unless they were slated for death by plowing or becoming road jerky. In these cases, if you can provide for its' maintainence, I see no problem with keeping said animals. maybe you should walk a mile in my area before running a marathon here. While Texas has banned roadhunting, I do find myself utilizing their prescribed method of legally acquiring my animals on private property utilizing my hunting license and non-game collecting permit. This thread was about why you do what you do, not what you don't like about what others do.
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Todd Hughes

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