>I know two folks who together have 20 this year, so most certainly >50 was way too conservative.



Two people who have taken 20 alterna in one season? What the hell for? This is the sort of behavior that gets species listed. I have a grand total of two live alterna (many of you have none). As soon as I pair up my Crockett county female, I'm done.



I really wish the mystique would wear off on these snakes so that people wouldn't feel obliged to keep every alterna they find. It gives the hobby a bad name, IMHO.



(BTW - Joe, if you are implying that the two people found 20, but didn't take them all, I sit corrected. However, the original question was about how many were "taken". And even if those two aren't guilty, there are lots of others here who are. I just don't want us to be guilty of overharvesting these animals. Maybe it is time for TX to impose a possession limit - not a license, but a limit of say 10 total alterna in possession.)
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