I agree with Rob - it's probably easier from an enforcement standpoint to ban native species altogether rather than have to investigate to determine on a case by case basis if one is WC or CB. That would be a nightmare.
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Originally Posted by red ink
Another could be the whole morph mentality of the "captive" reptile industry... Morphs of native animals excaping and breeding with endemic population changes the characteristics of the wild snakes.
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A while back on another forum, a member from the east coast near the northern range for wild cornsnakes was looking for a morph corn to buy. In her state, it was illegal to own native snakes, including wildtype corns, but morphs were okay because the authorities could easily identify them as CB! Evidently the lawmakers of that state weren't too concerned about the possibility of CB morphs escaping and mucking up the local gene pool. LOL
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