Florida has pretty simple laws.
Endangered and Threatened Species: No person shall kill or attempt to kill any endangered species. No person shall capture, molest, possess, sell or offer for sale any endangered or threatened species except by special permit from the FWC executive director.
Species of Special Concern: No person shall take, capture, molest, possess, sell or offer for sale any species of special concern except by specific FWC regulations or by special permit from the FWC executive director. Current lists of endangered, threatened and species of special concern may be obtained from any FWC office.
Snakes
No person shall buy, sell, or possess for sale any Florida pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus mugutis), nor shall any person possess more than one Florida pine snake, except the said restrictions shall not apply to amelanistic (=albino) specimens.
No other written regulations except for Protected Species (Drymarchon corais couperi, etc.)
Turtles
Eggs of the following restricted turtle species are subject to the same possession limits as apply for those turtles. Possession limit, turtles or eggs: river cooter, two; alligator snapping turtle, one; loggerhead musk turtle, two; box turtle, two; Barbour’s map turtle, two; Escambia River map turtle, two; diamondback terrapins, two. No person shall buy, sell or possess for sale any alligator snapping turtle, box turtle, Barbour’s map turtle, river cooter, loggerhead musk turtle, Escambia River map turtle, diamondback terrapins, or parts thereof.
372.86 Possessing, exhibiting poisonous or venomous reptile; license required.—
No person, firm, or corporation shall keep, possess, or exhibit any poisonous or venomous reptile without first having obtained a special permit or license therefore from the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as herein provided.
Endangered or threatened species list:
