The simple fact it is illegal to assist these creatures off the roadway makes the photo germane.



Here in Fl. it is technically illegal to assist a gopher tortoise across the highway. A friend of mine who had a pet store several years back had a game warden in his store once who felt the need to share this info with him and some of his customers and brag about how he could give someone a ticket for it. I will not name the individual as I am not 100% sure of his identity but I am pretty sure as to whom he is as he has a reputation in the area for hassling reptile keepers.

I do not care what the law says as I live according to my own moral code and obey the govt's laws at my pleasure as to whether or not they conform to my beliefs. I will always help gopher tortoises and other turtles across the road. You would be amazed at how many people on the psychotic florida roadways will stop in the other direction of traffic to help allow you to safe cross the road with a turtle.

I totally live for the day this idiot local game warden crosses my path when I am helping a gopher across the road. I not only hope to get a ticket but I really hope he is dumb enough to arrest me because I am legally entitled to one phone call according to my constitutional rights and that one phone call will be to WKMG. From a legal perspective I may lose and be fined, but from a realistic perspective I will win in the court of public opinion and I will give the fwc here in florida a negative pr. campaign on the level of what texas got with bubbah the javelina in Corpus Christi back in 1985.



By the way Happy Independence Day. Lets do our best to show these pinheads why we told King george III where to stick his friggin tea tax.

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