IMHO I do not think they will confiscate any animals unless they actually witness you catching it on the ROW or you admit verbally that you are collecting animals on the ROW.



You like a deer hunter have the right to drive on the ROW and have hunting equipment (gun, bow and arrow, hunting knife, deer bags, hiking boots etc,) in the vehicle. What is the difference with herp collecting equipment? Unless they witness you using the equipment on the ROW or you admit to it, the do not have a case. A deer hunter can drive home with a deer in the pickup, a gun in the cab, and still have blood on his hands and not get cited for shooting the deer on the ROW unless it is witnessed by LE. Why should you be cited for having a snake in the car? There is no law that I know of that says you cannot carry a snake around with you from one point to another, unless it is a protected specie.



I have been stopped, questioned, allowed a search and admitted to having a snake with me. I was not cited nor did the officer conficate the snake. Nice guy??? or was it because he did not have any evidence where I actually got the snake from????



IMHO



ECTimaeus

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