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hi im new here and i need to ask you guy somin. i go looking for snake alot and catch alot but does anyone know what snake in georgia are illegal to catch?

All non-venomous snakes are protected in Georgia.
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realy? cuz my and my frind chris allways go catch snake and i have read in books that not all snakes are i just didnt know witch ones were

This is quoted off the georgia department of natural resources website, georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=6&txtPage=2

When you read on down it says Ratsnakes (Yellow, Black, Gray). You can not keep any morphs of these as pets even, like a licorice stick black rat or a leucistic black rat. However, a texas rat is fine.

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The following list of species native to Georgia may not be held as a pet regardless of its origin or morphology. Although extensive, this list does not include all native wildlife that is prohibited. If there is any doubt about the legality of ossessing any species, contact the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Special Permit Unit.

Reptiles and Amphibians -

* Alligator
* Alligator Snapping Turtle
* Black Racer
* Bog Turtle
* Box Turtle (Eastern, Florida, Gulf Coast, Three-toed)
* Brown Snake
* Coachwhip
* Corn Snake
* Crayfish Snake (Glossy, Striped)
* Crowned Snake (Southeastern, Central Florida)
* Diamondback Terrapin
* Earth Snake (Rough, Smooth)
* Fence Lizard
* Flatwoods Salamander
* Florida Worm Lizard
* Garter Snake
* Georgia Blind Salamander
* Glass Lizard (Eastern, Island, Mimic, Slender)
* Gopher Tortoise
* Green Anole
* Green Salamander
* Hellbender
* Hognose Snake (Eastern, Southern)
* Indigo Snake
* Kingsnake (Black, Eastern, Mole, Scarlet)
* Map Turtle (Alabama, Barbour's, Common)
* Milksnake
* Mud Snake
* One-toed Amphiuma
* Pigeon Mountain Salamander
* Pine Snake (Florida, Northern)
* Pine Woods Snake
* Queen Snake
* Rainbow Snake
* Rat Snake (Black, Gray, Yellow)
* Redbellied Snake
* Ribbon Snake
* Ringneck Snake
* Rough Green Snake
* Scarlet Snake
* Sea Turtle (Green, Hawksbill, Leatherback, Loggerhead, Ridley)
* Six-lined Racerunner
* Skink (Broadhead, Coal, Five-lined, Southeastern Five-lined, Ground, Mole)
* Spotted Turtle
* Striped Newt
* Water Snake (Banded, Brown, Florida Green, Northern, Redbelly)
* Worm Snake
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Current snakes:
0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat (Lola)
1.0 Neonate Black Rat (het for Lic Stk's) (Frankie)
1.1 Texas Bairds (Jose and Rosa)
0.1 Blue Beauty (Brunhilde)

i dont keep them as pets i just catch them and let them go

I don't really think anyone is going to bother you for that.
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We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Ralph Waldo Emerson