I saw a television show a few weeks ago that was very simular to the acticle. The hellbenders are super cool, it's too bad the aren't widely disspersed and common, I have never seen one other than pictures. My guess is pollution and agricultural run off has had an impact on their numbers and reproduction. It would be nice if they reproduce in the proposed semi-captive experiment, perhaps they could start a stocking program, similar to the success with trout restocking.
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1.0 pastel ball python
0.1 mojave ball python
0.1 normal ball python
0.2 3-toed box turtles
2.3 eastern box turtles
0.0.5 3-striped mud turtle
1.0 northern diamondback terrapin
2.1 tiger salamander
1.1 red-sided garter
1.0 anerythristic red-sided garter
1.1 Iowa snow plains garter
1.1 Het butter stripe cornsnake
0.1 anerythristic motley cornsnake
1.1 Blue garter (Puget Sound)

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