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by MoccasinMan on January 31, 2008
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New Mexico Department of Game & Fish news release (31 Jan 2008):
179 ILLEGALLY ACQUIRED SNAKES REMOVED FROM RESIDENCE IN DEMING
DEMING -- Department of Game and Fish officers Wednesday removed 179 snakes, 84 of them venomous, from the residence of a Deming man who died Tuesday after having been bitten by a rattlesnake he kept in his house.
A canebrake rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus atricaudatus) bit James D. Bear, 37, on his right thumb Thursday, Jan. 24, while he was alone in his three-bedroom mobile home, where he kept and bred the snakes in various containers. He died at 11:49 a.m. Tuesday at El Paso's Thomason Hospital.
Deming police called the Department of Game and Fish to Bear's mobile home shortly after Bear was bitten to assist with the snakes and to determine whether any state or federal laws had been broken. An investigation indicated that Bear did not have the necessary permits to possess, obtain or sell the snakes. Officers confiscated the snakes and materials relating to their transportation and sale Jan. 30 on a warrant issued by Sixth Judicial District Court Judge Gary Jeffreys.
The confiscated snakes of various species were turned over to friends of Bear, who said they planned to take the reptiles to Texas, where they would be kept on behalf of Bear's wife, Danielle Plantz, and their three young children.
It is illegal to import any live animals, birds or fish into New Mexico without first obtaining a permit from the Department of Game and Fish. Other regulations apply to venomous snakes, and the collection or sales of any wild animals.
"It is important that we carefully control any species that we bring into our state, for public safety and to protect our native game animals, birds and fish against infectious or contagious diseases," Department Chief of Law Enforcement Dan Brooks said.
The Department currently is reviewing the rules concerning the importation, possession and sales of wild animals, birds and fish. Information about the rules and an opportunity to comment about them and offer suggestions is available on the Department website, www.wildlife.state.nm.us. Click on "Public comments."
For more information about wildlife importation rules and permits, please call the Department of Game and Fish Law Enforcement Division, (505) 476-8066.
Andrew
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by LongDucDong on January 31, 2008
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Thats sad. :-(
But its also more negative press, which wont be good, naturally, for hobbyists.
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by tigers9 on January 31, 2008
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Yes NM has been asking for input on new regs since summer, it has been documented on REXANO NM page for many months, but according to some NM herp people I am in contact with, everybody expects soembody else to do the job and fight this crap, but almost nobody wnast to do it themselves, everybody is too busy to fight for their rights.:
http://www.rexano.org//StatePages/NewMexicoFrame.htm
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by earthguy on February 1, 2008
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Some local PARC people are trying to insert some logic in. They don't seem to be getting a whole lot of traction, though.
On the bright side at least the snakes weren't destroyed.
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