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Old 03-17-2010, 08:37 PM   #8
viandy
Here is the link for an APPLICATION TO POSSESS, PROPAGATE, BUY AND SELL
CERTAIN WILDLIFE IN VIRGINIA.
http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/forms/PERM/PERM-016.pdf

The only reptiles listed are Eastern Kingsnake (L. g. getula) , Mole Kingsnake (L. c. rhombomaculata), and the Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata guttata) .
The only statewide reptile regulations concern natives, brown tree snakes, and crocodilians. Some localities do have other regulations. As mentioned above, the game and inland fisheries website is the real source for information on the state level, that's www.dgif.virginia.gov
I have contacted the department numerous times about a local pet store that used to violate these laws regularly. Have also contacted them with questions, both by phone and email, about keeping native species. At all times they were friendly and informative.