I live in Tennessee and would like to know what I would have to have to keep a venomous snake. Any permits or special training or something like that? Thanks for any replies, Jon 
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rules on keeping venomous?
jon4534
Feb 20, 2005 11:24 PM
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phobos
Feb 21, 2005 01:12 PM
Here ya go...Contact this TN agency. This was taken from Mardi Snipes Website "Costal Reptiles". What ever you snakes you keep obtain and stock the correct Antivenom(s)
Tennessee:
Native Venomous: Permit required
Exotic Venomous: Permit required
Protected Native Venomous: Permit required
Western Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus m. streckeri)
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Ellington Agricultural Center
PO Box 40747
Nashville, TN 37204
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The more people I meet...the better I like my venomous snakes.
azatrox
Feb 21, 2005 06:59 PM
Good luck...TN is very specific in it's laws...Unless you can get a permit (i.e. stating that your animals are used for scientific or educational purposes), you're better off moving if you want to own a venomous snake. TN does not even allow the native species to be kept in captivity by private individuals...
-AzAtrox
jon4534
Feb 21, 2005 07:23 PM
Jon
