Hey Everyone, I'm a regular on Kingsnake, but this is the first time I've visited the HL forum. I've always wanted a HL since I first saw them in the reptile books I checked out in elementary school. I was reading through some of the posts here and a lot of them seem to be about "searching for" or "finding HL's". Is it legal to take them from the wild? I know that where I live (Alabama), it's ok to take some species, but I don't know if HL's are protected in any way. The reason I ask is that my wife and I are considering a move to Arizona and the prospect of finally owning a HL or better yet, having them scurrying about my yard, would be even more incentive to pack my bags and head west. 
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Collecting Horned Lizards?
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it depends on the species and state you take them from
in alabama i would think that it is legal to take HL's
as they would not be endemic to the state
>>it depends on the species and state you take them from
>> in alabama i would think that it is legal to take HL's
>>as they would not be endemic to the state
I see. I didn't mean to imply that I was planning to collect them from Alabama. We don't have any here. I was just relating Alabama laws to elsewhere. I was asking because I may be moving to AZ next year.
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In AZ you can collect with a hunting license. The only species protected is the Flat Tail HL. You can have up to 4 of each species in possession.
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