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Does anyone here now what the Virginia law says about keepig hots? In VA .

Im in Va. My LOCAL government has no regulations against it. But I know other local governents that do, like Chesapeake for instance, you have to register with them that you're keeping hots. Hampton, no hots allowed or pythons or boas either.

The STATE says no Canebrakes allowed, captive/wild/young/old whatever. They're protected in the state (because they have a small population count IN THE STATE BORDERS no doubt because of their range, not that they are endangered or anything stupid like that. They're a dime-a-dozen in neighboring NC).
I wrote DGIF and asked about keeping Timbers, and what if I get blamed for keeping a Cane if the state decides it's a Cane and not a Timber. This could lead to the "Lumpers or Splitters" argument, in which the state seems to have a splitters attitude. The response I got was not really clear though as to how they determine which is which, probably just by looks, which can have some shady areas. So to avoid dancing with the devil, I wont keep Timbers.

Why do you ask?
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Tom

"The more people I meet, the more I like my snakes"

Thanks Tom,
what can you tell me about Hanover county?
And the reason i ask...need to know the rules if you want to play.
Lived in FL a while came close to enough hours to get a permit,but then i moved...now ive settled here..VA....

chris

Nope, sure cant. Your best option is to check out the Hanover County local gov web site. I just searched for words like "snakes" "venomous" "exotic" "pets" "animals" and so forth. I found all the local laws that deal with keeping pets, and I saw nothing that could be closely interprested as keeping hots being a problem, unless, in York County, my snakes got out and caused a traffic accident. LOL
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Tom

"The more people I meet, the more I like my snakes"