Mississippi Rules & Information

These Rules & Information are provided as a convenience to Repticon vendors and exhibitors, and may not be comprehensive for every animal. Each vendor is responsible for researching and complying with all current laws regarding their animals.

Mississippi Animal Restrictions

- No permit is required for non-native reptiles.  Reptiles native to Mississippi may NOT be sold.

- Native amphibians are also restricted.

- Native cornsnake, kingsnake, and other native species morphs MAY be sold so long as the morphs are readily recognizable.
- However, morphs which are locally found in the wild, such as Okeetees corns, are not allowed.
- NO hets of these species may be sold as they cannot be visually distinguished from normal animals.

- For any questions, please contact the MS State Herpetologist, Dr. Bob Jones, at the MS Museum of Natural History at 601-354-7303. Please also review the native species list at the bottom of this page.

The Repticon Memphis Venomous Protocol for Mississippi is as Follows:
(Please review if you are a Venomous Vendor!)

1. No more than one venomous reptile in each container unless animals are for “Display Only”.
2. Red tape only on ALL containers that have venomous reptiles in them. This includes all potentially dangerous rear fanged snakes (determined at the discretion of Repticon staff).
3. No venomous snake will be allowed away from the vendor’s table without a venomous escort provided by Repticon.
4. Deli cups containing venomous reptiles will be placed in such a fashion that customers cannot pick them up.
5. All Venomous reptiles must be sexed and labeled prior to the opening of the event.
6. All venomous reptiles must be housed in secured, taped and unbreakable containers and labeled with no less than the common name.
7. No venomous reptiles may be removed from containers and lids of such containers shall not be removed, except in the designated area. NO venomous reptile will be taken out of its container nor will the container be unsealed under any circumstances other then in the designated area.
8. Waivers - All vendors with venomous snakes must sign a waiver upon check in and have all customers do the same.
9. Venomous snakes are not to be sold to anyone under 18 or to anyone who obviously does not possess the knowledge or experience to handle venomous snakes.

Venomous reptiles which have been sold will be tagged and remain at vendors' booth until buyer is departing from show. Customer is to sign a waiver; then advise customer to return when ready to depart from the building. At this time the vendor will give the waiver and reptiles to show staff volunteers who will escort the customer as they exit the show. Any vendor not adhering to this policy and giving their customers venomous reptiles purchased may be ejected from the show immediately and no refund issued.

Baptist Memorial Hospital – DeSoto
7601 Southcrest Parkway
Southaven, MS 38671
(662) 772-4000 (local in Memphis area)

- Below is a list of reptiles native to Mississippi.

Testudines (Turtles)	Kinosternidae - Musk and Mud Turtles	Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum Razorback Musk Turtle Sternotherus carinatus Loggerhead Musk Turtle Sternotherus minor Common Musk Turtle Sternotherus odoratus
	Trionychidae - Softshell Turtles	Smooth Softshell Trionyx mutica Spiny Softshell Trionyx spinifera
	Chelydridae - Snapping Turtles	Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina Alligator Snapping Turtle Macroclemys temmincki
	Emydidae - Pond Turtles	Chicken Turtle Deirochelys reticularia Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina Alabama Map Turtle Graptemys pulchra Ringed Map Turtle Graptemys oculifera Black-knobbed Map Turtle Graptemys nigrinoda Yellow-blotched Map Turtle Graptemys flavimaculata Pascagouls Map Turtle  Graptemys gibbonsi Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta Slider Pseudemys scripta Alabama Redbelly Turtle Pseudemys alabamensis Mississippi Redbelly Turtle Pseudemys sp. River Cooter Pseudemys concinna Cooter Pseudemys floridana Diamondback Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin
	Testudinidae - Tortoises	Gopher Tortoise Gopherus polyphemus
Lacertilia - Lizards	Gekkonidae - Geckos	Mediterranean Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus
	Scincidae - Skinks	Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus Coal Skink Eumeces anthracinus Ground Skink Scincella lateralis
	Anguidae - Anguid Lizards	Eastern Glass Lizard Ophisaurus ventralis Slender Glass Lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus Mimic Glass Lizard  Ophisaurus mimicus
	Teiidae - Whiptails	Six-lined Racerunner Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
	Polychridae - Anoles	Green Anole Anolis carolinensis
	Iguanidae - Iguanas	Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus
Serpentes - Snakes	Colubridae - Colubrid Snakes	Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus Western Ribbonsnake  Thamnophis proximus Common Garter Snake Thomnophis sirtalis Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatula Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae Mississippi Green Water Snake Nerodia cyclopion Plainbelly Water Snake Nerodia erythrogaster Northern Water Snake Nerodia sipedon Southern Water Snake Nerodia fasciata Queen Snake Regina septemvittata Glossy Crayfish Snake Regina rigida Graham's Crawfish Snake  Regina grahamii Brown Snake Storeria dekayi Redbelly Snake Storeria occipitomaculata Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus Rainbow Snake Farancia erytrogramma Mud Snake Farancia abacura Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platyrhinos Southern Hognose Snake Heterodon simus Southeastern Crowned Snake Tantilla coronata Pine Woods Snake Rhadinaea flavilata Scarlet Snake Cemophora cocinea Common Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula Prairie Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum Corn Snake Elaphe guttata Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta Gopher Snake (Pine Snake, Bull Snake) Pituophis melanoleucus Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus Indigo Snake Drymarchon corais Racer Coluber constrictor Coachwhip Masticophis flagellum
	Elapidae - Coral Snakes	Eastern Coral Snake Micrurus fulvius
	Viperidae - Vipers	Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus Pigmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus
Crocodilia- (Crocodiles)	Crocodylidae - Crocodiles	American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis