25/08/2025
Please know and follow your local state laws! When these laws *are* skirted around (accidentally or not), it does a disservice to the entire reptile community. Here are some examples...please correct anything I am inaccurate on, and share any other local laws regarding other species in the comments!
A Western/plains hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus) is:
*In Colorado, prohibited from being imported from other states. There is a movement to challenge this though!
* In Iowa, prohibited from being owned, bred, or imported in from other states. (Eastern hognose *are* allowed.)
* In Missouri and Illinois, an import permit is required to bring them in from other states.
A corn snake/red rat snake (Pantherophis guttatus) is:
* In Georgia, prohibited from being imported in from other states.
* In West Virginia, banned from being owned, bred, or imported in from other states.
* In Tennessee, an import permit is required to bring them in from other states.