Breeding WC snakes

[wetlander]

The spread of pathogens is bad enough, but even worse is that many species of snakes have a very distinct home range and removing them could cause unexpected death. I know I have mentioned this before, but Eastern Massassagas have died because they were moved 300 metres. Now try taking a snake out of the wild moving to your house, keep it for the summer then releasing it. Even if it is exactly the same location you could potentially confuse the snake and cause it to die since it can't find its hibernacula.

I don't think we know enough to even speculate what snakes use to know their location in relation to necessary habitats such as communal hibernacula. Removing them from the wild may easily cause their death.

Why not just leave the wild snakes in the wild? How do you benefit them by pulling them out of the wild and breeding them in captivity unless they're an at risk species?

I think if it as a species at risk it might even be worse. Guerilla reintroduction tactics are not the answer. THis should only be done by permitted groups with all the research, equipment and protocols that can guarantee success.

[gonesnakee]

As Tim stated catching it, keeping it for a bit & then letting it go is what my Sarcasm was aimed at in my post, we all know they all came from the wild orginally. If I could only count all the times as a kid showing up at home with whatever in a bucket only to be sent back to where I got it from to let it go LOL Mark

[HeatherRose]

I think if it as a species at risk it might even be worse. Guerilla reintroduction tactics are not the answer. THis should only be done by permitted groups with all the research, equipment and protocols that can guarantee success.

Sorry for the misunderstanding, I meant it would only be acceptable as a sincere and offical conservation attempt by the proper people.

[ydnic]

lol mark

when I was a kid my mom got the park rangers to come and tell me that i will go to jail if I try to take home the garter and frogs I caught - I cried and took them back because I didn`t want to go to jail!

[ChocoMeijin]

LOL Now that's a mother! XD

[reptilesalonica]

Originally posted by Tim_Cranwill
The wild <b>is</b> where new bloodlines originate from but that is a whole other issue than catching, keeping and releasing. That's the main issue here... at least from where I stand.

I was replying to gonesnakee's post.
As for the issue here, I do agreed with you Tim.

[fedupdon]

I dont have a problem with what you are doing i pick up snakes off the road here lots of time its a race to see who can get to them 1st meor idot who wants to run them over and ive had w/c breed i pick up a pair of texas who breed with me holing them in my hands