Kathianne
08-03-2008, 04:02 PM
Interesting how government works. A snake, at one time plentiful in an area, hasn't been seen in decades. Now the government is considering making it 'protected' which will curtail property rights. Only government gets these kinds of do overs:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2008/08/02/20080802greensnake0802.html
Snake may get protection
Group asks federal agency to list rare Ariz. serpent as endangered
by Ginger D. Richardson - Aug. 2, 2008 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided a small, rare Arizona snake may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act.
The federal agency made the announcement this week in response to a 2004 petition from the Tucson-based Center for Biological Diversity.
In that petition, the conservation group says the brightly colored Tucson shovel-nosed snake is a victim of agricultural expansion and urban sprawl.
"I can't see why it wouldn't be protected," said Noah Greenwald, the center's science director. "It's clearly endangered."
The Tucson shovel-nosed snake used to be a common species in northeastern Pima County and southern Pinal and Maricopa counties, Greenwald said. But it hasn't been seen near its habitat in Pima County since 1979, he said....
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2008/08/02/20080802greensnake0802.html
Snake may get protection
Group asks federal agency to list rare Ariz. serpent as endangered
by Ginger D. Richardson - Aug. 2, 2008 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided a small, rare Arizona snake may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act.
The federal agency made the announcement this week in response to a 2004 petition from the Tucson-based Center for Biological Diversity.
In that petition, the conservation group says the brightly colored Tucson shovel-nosed snake is a victim of agricultural expansion and urban sprawl.
"I can't see why it wouldn't be protected," said Noah Greenwald, the center's science director. "It's clearly endangered."
The Tucson shovel-nosed snake used to be a common species in northeastern Pima County and southern Pinal and Maricopa counties, Greenwald said. But it hasn't been seen near its habitat in Pima County since 1979, he said....