REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
- No person shall sell native species of reptiles or amphibians, including parts or eggs thereof, except:
- Non-living snapping turtles and bullfrogs raised outside the state which may be possessed, bought and sold for use as food provided that with each package there shall be a bill of sale bearing the species, the weight of the package and the place of origin; and
- Non-living amphibians and reptiles obtained outside the state to be used for educational purposes.
- No person shall take or possess a spotted turtle, Blanding’s turtle, wood turtle, Eastern box turtle, black racer, Eastern hognose snake, timber rattlesnake, marbled salamander or any egg or part thereof.
- Importation, possession and release of reptiles shall be in accordance with Fis Chapter 800.
- No person shall take any species of indigenous turtle from May 15 to July 15.
- Individuals may possess up to 2 each of the following native reptiles:*
Musk turtle Painted turtle
Snapping turtle Ring-necked snake
Eastern milk snake Northern watersnake
Brown snake Red-bellied snake
Garter snake
- Individuals may possess up to 5 each of the following native amphibians:*
American toad Gray tree frog
Spring peeper American bullfrog
Green frog Pickerel frog
Mink frog Wood frog
Spotted salamander Northern two-lined salamander
Red-spotted newt Northern dusky salamander
Eastern red-backed salamander
* Although limited possession of these species is currently legal in NH, the NH Fish and Game Department encourages people to leave these wildlife species wild. Populations of some species, especially turtles, can be adversely affected by the removal of a small number of individuals.
