1. (a) No person shall take or possess a spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata), Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii), wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta), Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina), black racer (Coluber constrictor), timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus), Eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos), or any egg or part thereof.

2. (b) The taking of reptiles, cited below in Table 1400.2, shall be taken only as specified in this section:

   Table 1400.2 Reptiles

   Musk turtle

   Sternotherus odoratus

   Painted turtle

   Chrysemys picta

   Snapping turtle

   Chelydra serpentina

   Ring-necked snake

   Diadophis punctatus

   Eastern milksnake

   Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum

   Northern watersnake

   Nerodia sipedon

   Brown snake

   Storeria dekayi

   Red-bellied snake

   Storeria occipitomaculata

   Garter snake

   Thamnophis sirtalis

3. (c) The daily bag limit for the taking of reptiles specified in Table 1400.2 shall be 2 reptiles of each species.
4. (d) No person shall take any species of indigenous turtle from May 15 to July 15.

5. (e) The taking of snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) shall only be allowed of snapping turtles less than 6 inches or 12 to 15 inches in length as measured from the front to rear along the top of the carapace.

   Source #10142, eff 6-5-12 (from Fis 1401.01), EXPIRED: 6-5-22

Source. New. #13409, eff 7-26-22