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Disturbing Wildlife

Posted on 3/18/24 at 10:49 am
Posted by TigrrrDad
Member since Oct 2016
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Posted on 3/18/24 at 10:49 am
Forgot to mention in my 2024 Snake Extravaganza thread…the very first snake - the rat snake - cost us $230 each on federal misdemeanor charges. Apparently in a national park, picking up a snake is “disturbing wildlife”. I’ve been catching snakes at Jean Lafitte for almost 40 years and have never been told anything. No signs posted other than “Don’t feed the gators”.
Posted by mooseofterror
USA
Member since Dec 2012
1338 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 10:51 am to
What a dickhead that must've wrote that ticket...
Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
30094 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 10:57 am to
Park ranger reads TD.

Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
38727 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 10:57 am to


Seriously though, I'd try to fight it. I'd try to show that y'all are researching them for educational purposes and material. I've learned more about snakes from you guys than anything the government has ever taught me.

Posted by TigrrrDad
Member since Oct 2016
7101 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 11:02 am to
Yeah literally we took the rat snake off a branch, filmed an educational video about how to identify, relative level of danger, etc. and put it back on the same branch.
Posted by Che Boludo
Member since May 2009
18169 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 11:05 am to
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I'd try to fight it. I'd try to show that y'all are researching them for educational purposes and materia

Then, he'd get some other fine for failure to apply for some other bureaucratic permit. Can't fight city hall.
Posted by White Bear
Yonnygo
Member since Jul 2014
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Posted on 3/18/24 at 11:16 am to
quote:

Park ranger reads TD.
turkish or EFHutton
Posted by Stexas
SWLA
Member since May 2013
5992 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 11:28 am to

Posted by Che Boludo
Member since May 2009
18169 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 12:12 pm to
quote:

No signs posted

Of course not, they want you to find it for yourself buried deep on their web page.

quote:

All snakes are protected. It is unlawful to handle or molest snakes in the Preserve. Snakes should not be captured: they are relatively delicate and internal injuries can result from improper handling. Besides, most bites occur during capture and handling.


It's a crock. NPS Website - under the snake section

Posted by turkish
Member since Aug 2016
1738 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 1:03 pm to
I see I’ve gained a fan!

Im not the devil you think I am.
This post was edited on 3/18/24 at 3:02 pm
Posted by chrome1007
Toledo Bend
Member since Dec 2023
94 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 1:33 pm to
Must be a dumbocrap…….
Posted by mooseofterror
USA
Member since Dec 2012
1338 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 1:42 pm to
quote:

Park ranger reads TD


Good, guilty of lack of common sense. Freaking POLICY Enforcers.
Posted by 257WBY
Member since Feb 2014
5560 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 2:37 pm to
Do you expect to be able to pick up other animals in a NP?
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
15037 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 3:35 pm to
Must have been related to "Officer Doofy" from the first "Scary Movie"......or maybe the idiots who write speeding tickets in Golden Meadow for going 2 mph over the limit.
Posted by TigrrrDad
Member since Oct 2016
7101 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 3:40 pm to
Yes, if I see a frog or a lizard I don’t see the harm in picking it up.
Posted by Turnblad85
Member since Sep 2022
1133 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 3:46 pm to
How would you like it if animals came into your home and picked YOU up and checked YOUR genitals to determine your sex?
















Thats what I thought.
Posted by Che Boludo
Member since May 2009
18169 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 3:52 pm to
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checked YOUR genitals to determine your sex

I have a growing feeling some may be offended if the animal just assumed sex based on genitalia.
Posted by JDPndahizzy
JDP
Member since Nov 2013
6420 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 3:56 pm to
Do snakes have balls?
Posted by Boudreaux35
BR
Member since Sep 2007
21420 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 4:00 pm to
Imagine getting mauled close to death by a grizzly and then the little punk warden tacks on a fine. After all, you apparently frightened the bear into attacking you.
Posted by 257WBY
Member since Feb 2014
5560 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 4:41 pm to
No, his case would be petting the Griz.
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