DO NOT LIE about what you have, but at the same time don't come right out and say you have snakes...I don't want you to think I'm advocating dishonesty, but again, it's all how you shape the conversation.

Same thing with landlords...usually "pet policies" apply to large, damage- and odor-producing animals like dogs and cats. I always mention I have contained, terrarium-type pets. Sure, one of those is a snake, but when pressed I usually mention the turtles I have--there is generally a better public opinion of turtles. If you immediately say "I have a snakes," that tends to raise a few eyebrows. I think it's unfair, statistically unsupported (based on damage and injury compared to dogs/cats), and discriminatory, but that's just the way it is right now. But I digress.

Surely AK has some reasonable herp regs...after all, there's a REASON there are very few native herps. An escaped snake wouldn't last long enough to cause an invasive problem.
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Chris McMartin
www.mcmartinville.com
I'm Not a Herpetologist, but I Play One on the Internet

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• Keeping snakes in Alaska - deathstalker, Wed Oct 6 01:37:08 2010
• RE: Keeping snakes in Alaska - Chris_McMartin, Wed Oct 6 08:33:36 2010
• RE: Keeping snakes in Alaska - Chris_McMartin, Wed Oct 6 08:39:59 2010
• RE: Keeping snakes in Alaska - TimCole, Wed Oct 6 11:21:40 2010
• RE: Keeping snakes in Alaska - deathstalker, Wed Oct 6 14:00:02 2010
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• RE: Keeping snakes in Alaska - deathstalker, Wed Oct 6 14:08:29 2010
• RE: Keeping snakes in Alaska - daneby, Wed Oct 6 12:25:50 2010
• RE: Keeping snakes in Alaska - deathstalker, Wed Oct 6 14:18:49 2010
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