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I have been searching for hours for a place to apply for a permit to own an eastern indigo in south florida.

The best way to get a Permit for Florida is to pich a tent in the Federal Building in Atlanta Georgia. Tell them you are not Half Dead and hope they beleive you. Next you will have to convince them you are a scientist or some other kind a bigwig that needs to keep an indigo for scientific or educational purposes. Again hope they beleive you, make sure you dress real pretty no lip rings etc...
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"Life without risk is to merely exist."

ROTFLMAO
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Acquiring the USF&W Interstate commerce permit would be the easy part. The difficulty faced by Floridians is gaining the required state level permits. I know of only two people who have managed to acquire individual permits to keep D. couperi in Florida over the past 20 years.
Unfortunately, it is unlikely any further permits will be issued to private keepers, as the individual in charge of issuing permits for the captive maintenance of threatened and endangered fauna appears to harbor an aversion regarding the issuing such for D. couperi...

Best regards,

Jeff
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Jeff Snodgres
University of Arkansas
snodgresjeffreys@uams.edu
501.603.1947

So where do they pitch their tent?
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"Life without risk is to merely exist."

At the Phantom Lake campsite on Homestead Air Force Base! If you can't keep em', being close to em' is the next best thing!

;0)

Jeff
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Jeff Snodgres
University of Arkansas
snodgresjeffreys@uams.edu
501.603.1947

Here is a link to the FWC permitting page;

myfwc.com/permits/

You will have to start your quest here and most likely gain approval from Angela Williams and a few members of the permitting board...

Good luck,

Jeff
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Jeff Snodgres
University of Arkansas
snodgresjeffreys@uams.edu
501.603.1947

I tried to get a relocation permit here in Fl. to move indigos from areas slated to be developed. FWC's response was no they should be allowed to move on their own. I'm not sure where they will move too when all around the development is already developed. Developers can destroy all the habitat but snake lovers are penalized for trying to help. I guess they figure areas that are suitable already have enough indigos. Figure it is better to let them be killed rather than move them to wildlife refuges.

Better luck to go with the Texas. Less hassle to own something from outside the area than to ever own something from Florida. Same with the Mata and alligator snappers. They could make the owning of these animals so much easier with microchips, but they seem to have little interest in these areas.