I am going to put my 2 cents in here. I do not know who you are and I do not think I have ever met you. If I have met you in the past and do not remember, chalk it up to my old age. I do not know if you are from Texas or one that comes to Texas to collect. If you are from here you will probably understand my comments below. If not, I suggest you make your comments to your own state's wildlife department.



As far as your comments about limiting or anything else about possession of snakes is concerned, my response to you is to keep it to yourself.



For those who have lived through the "dark ages" of Texas illegalizing snake collecting back in the 70's, we would probably all agree that we do not want anything like that to happen again. One of the primary reasons anyone can now collect reptiles in Texas is because of the collectors providing statistics about the reptiles collected.



To come across with the statement that after you catch one more you "are done" is very hypocritical. Who is to say that the "one" you catch is not the one that would be critical to the specie at that local. I know that is a stretch but, it appears to me that since everyone on this forum is opinionated, you now have mine. WHEN AN OPINION HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING AN IMPACT ON WHAT SOMEONE ELSE IS ACTUALLY ABLE TO DO OR NOT, WE SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL OF VOICING IT UNLESS IT REALLY IS YOUR INTENT TO TRY AND HAVE THINGS CHANGED LEGALLY. If so, make it plain and let the chips fall where they may. But, be very careful you may not really like the results.



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