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Are venomous snakes legal without permit consent? Just wondering, as I have no knowledge base on the topic.

not got any pics of her atm but i have a fully grown female albino aberrant californian kingsnake. shes cool.
ive had a few others, and if my next move isnt a madagascan day gecko or a cham i might invest in a large hognose. i had a pair of babies but had to sell 'em when i moved house. bugger eh.
James

Hoggies are the -cutest- things ever. What kind are you thinking about getting?

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Cake or death?

Are venomous snakes legal without permit consent? Just wondering, as I have no knowledge base on the topic.

Here are the venomous snake laws in California:

All members of Colubridae (rear-ranged snakes) are legal for trade without restrictions, with the exceptions of Boomslangs and Twig Snakes.

All members of Elapidae (front-fanged snakes) are illegal for trade.

All members of Viperidae (true vipers) are illegal for trade.

All members of Crotalidae (pit vipers) are illegal for trade, with the exception of non-protected species native to California (Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes, etc).

You can get a permit to keep prohibited snakes, but I hear it's extremely difficult and you pretty much need to be running a zoo or reptile museum or something along those lines to get one.

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I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.

Mez... If you're looking into getting Hognoses again, have you looked into Tricolors? I don't know if you can get them in the UK, but they are awesome snakes. Southern Hognoses are also really nice, but it's hard to get them to eat anything but toads.

Here's what the Tricolor Hognoses look like:
http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?cat=6&de=475600

Hognoses in general are really awesome snakes. Most people don't realize that they're venomous though, and never find out because it's hard to get them to bite anything besides their food. Not that they're dangerous, however... Unless you're allergic to the venom, the worst you'll get is some nasty swelling in your arm.

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I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.

in NY, the venemous snakes that are legal for trade can only be with a permit. They're cake to get though.