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*sigh*
i had a corn snake once, when i lived in missouri. but because of some changes i gave it away. wish i wouldnt have made the choices i made.,..but anyways, im not in a confessional..ahahah.
but anyways, i have moved to ga and i finally got my ball python baby. and now my honey wants to get a corn snake. he thinks the ball python is cool and is interested in corns...but laws are slowing us down. im confused though because i know of an 'organization' that does reptile rehab and adoptions- including corn snakes. ive seen people wanting to rehome their corns on craigslist...
i understand the fact of normals or other morphs that could do well in the wild being illegal to own. but theres no way a blizzard or candy cane wouldnt be picked out. so why not a morph?
we want more slithery babies, and i would love for him to experience a corn snake. so why, oh why, cant we have a corn!?!?!?!?!
maybe someone here can help me suss this out..
thanks though
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~Snake Charmer~

Well, although I probably shouldn't say this...a lot will get by in Georgia (and elsewhere). Nobody is going to spend money and effort to arrest an innocuous little snake owner, so as long as you don't talk about it all over town, you will probably escape legal notice. 'Course, you might also end up in court...it's up to you to take the risk.

Ethically I think keeping the snake would be the right thing to do, as long as the snake didn't escape into the local wild population. Be discreet and careful with your pets, and you shouldn't really have any more trouble than a jaywalker avoiding a traffic violation.

Quick addition though if you really want to follow the laws (as you should, of course). Rat snakes and Hognoses might be legal where you are, and their care and keeping is pretty similar to corns. Or you could branch out and get a kingsnake.

I don't know the laws in GA, but what I would consider most is not what is "legal" necessarily, but if the animal can get veterinary care if needed. Of course you should follow the law, but...

I recently moved to california. Thankfully, my snakes are legal, but I had sugar gliders that I found out were not. My first instinct was to say, who cares? No one will know or care besides my boys were neutered, so even if for some freak of nature they got out, they could wreak havoc on the native ecology... but as I looked into it a little bit I discovered that if a vet knew about them, they would be put down. Therefore, I felt it best to leave them in IL where they could get veterinary care if they needed it. I ended up giving them to my cousin, who loves them to pieces, so I guess the ending to my mini story is bitter sweet.

Just my thoughts... I know it's easy to say, who will know? and try to "sneak them in." What choices you make to obey the law or not are yours to make, but just look into if they can get the care they need if they were to get sick. Just my 2 cents! Choose wisely
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6.19 BRB
10.20 BCI
1.1 Mandarin Rat Snakes
0.1 Kenyan Sand Boa
0.2 Corn Snakes
2.8 Leopard Geckos

they *couldn't* wreak havoc on ecology

sorry
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6.19 BRB
10.20 BCI
1.1 Mandarin Rat Snakes
0.1 Kenyan Sand Boa
0.2 Corn Snakes
2.8 Leopard Geckos