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How bad is it?
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by Snakeskin on October 23, 2002
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I am planning on obtaining some Crotalus horridus next year.
My idea is to get 4 specimens from each of the "subspecies".
Now, over here in Europe we don't get that much info about the conservation of this species over in america, I was wondering: how bad are they doing?
How bad are the populatoins on the decline?. From what I heard there is not much of them left in the wild...
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Are there any wild caught individuals shipped out of the U.S? (I'm planning to buy neonates, but those can be shipped out also...)
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It's just for my peace of mind, so that I won't buy any wild caughts over here by accident!
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Thanks in advance
Peter "snakeskin" Schilperoord
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by PIGMAN on October 23, 2002
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C. horridus has probably declined over all due to the loss of habitat. In some ares throughout the east canebrakes and Timbers may be locally common. I wouldn;t go as far to say they are endangered yet but they are becoming harder to find in some areas such as areas with major human population expansion and busy roads. This year alone I have observed 78 c. horridus in NC, VA, and SC. and thats about a total of 12-15 trips looking for them. In some areas they seem to be doing just fine. Hope this helps
Zach
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