No - at the time the breeding community was small and few people

kept stock from that era. Once they were listed the taps closed.

The 90s saw a huge explosion in hobbyist and commercial breeders

but with the ban in place there was no place to get breed stock

and the interests in the breeding community started to move heavily into exotic species rather than natives. Although there are still many people that breed natives, most are more interested in more marketable species such as kingsnakes, pines, and rats, or their sport varieties such as the rainbow of corn snakes.



Its a real shame too as it has limited our knowledge base about the breeding specifics of those species. There are some die hards that keep the native stock going, probably the most well known being the grayband crew over in the alterna forum.



I myself got out of native Texas species once Texas started their current permitting system, not wanting to give law enforcement an open permit to inspect my premises on their whim.

I was penalized by TP&W for taking a hard line in the run up to the new regs and figured I would be high on their "visit" list

and frankly didn't want the hassles and headaches.

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