Amen! I spoke with Kevin Enge yesterday, he says that a breeding program via permit could be obtained, but as for releasing babies into the wild, his opinion? the pathogen theory is unsubstantiated, his words " a grey area" ...What we need is a good amount of new Biologists that have a passion for the FPSN, Kevin's passion is for the Short-tailed snake. Good news is, The FWC is about to start a advertising campaign to familiarize the public with threatened species of snakes, I suggested that a hi-def TV commercial on a common network station, on at primetime showing a EDR pictured right next to a FPSN so I'll never have to hear someone say, after killing a Pinesnake, that "it looked like a Rattlesnake!" Also a coral snake next to a Scarlet kingsnake and Pigmy rattlesnake next to a baby Corn and baby Racer, to show how different they actually look from each other. he said he would promote the idea. I also mentioned Billboard Ads on the sides of the Interstates so the public can't miss them.

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