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Old 26-02-2008, 08:46 PM
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Are all rattle snakes legal to keep at home, here in the UK? Do you need a lisence for them?

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why would you need a license, they arent venomouse are they
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Are all rattle snakes legal to keep at home, here in the UK? Do you need a lisence for them?

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WHERE DID U GET THAT FROM....PLEASE TELL!!!!!!!!!!!!
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yes of course they are.... THERE VENOMOUS!!!!! they can kill you!
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yes of course they are.... THERE VENOMOUS!!!!! they can kill you!
haha.... Correct me if i am wrong, but you dont need a licence in America... But we must have a licence for any dangerous (and some non danerouse) animals.
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I know that they are venomous, I know nothing about keeping venomous snakes in the UK, so thats why I asked if you need a licence to keep them.

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As far as i know....All Rattlers are Legal in the UK, aslong as you have a DWA...
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Old 26-02-2008, 09:15 PM
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haha.... Correct me if i am wrong, but you dont need a licence in America... But we must have a licence for any dangerous (and some non danerouse) animals.
you do need a liscence plus you cant collect em anymore either because there all know endagered (i think)
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haha.... Correct me if i am wrong, but you dont need a licence in America... But we must have a licence for any dangerous (and some non danerouse) animals.
you also don't need a licence to keep some very dangerous animals, komodos, croc monitors.......... rottweilers
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as the others have said, all you need is a DWAL and you can keep any rattlesnake, and theres a hell of alot, about 80 different species and sub species if my memory serves me correctly.
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