>>It has nothing to do with profitability. It also has nothing to do with any sort of obligation to provide information to a select group of people (pet owners) before the work is finished just because they want it. We are being privileged with information collected by others. Being rude and demanding things from those who can help is about as bass-ackwards as things can be.

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>>-Cole



You didn't answer the simple question. I'm not being rude or demanding, just asking a simple question. How is it that telling the public in a timely fashion that 1) a python was found, and 2) if it was dead or alive is jeopardizing anything.



You accuse others of being "anti-intellectual", but isn't it anti-intellectual to ignore the basic fact that every process has advantages AND disadvantages? This cloak of secrecy about finding pythons can be just as corrupt as not having a cloak of secrecy. Given the subject matter (ie, finding pythons), personally I find it suspicious that there is this cloak of secrecy.



And I'm curious, is there some indication that there are parties interested in stealing python research and data? I mean come on, you guys are finding snakes in the woods/swamps, it's not like you're discovering DNA or coming up with a new cancer drug. In the grand scheme of life, it's just not all that important.

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