Troy wrote:

"A more principled person would have simply acknowledged THAT HE WAS WRONG!

Oh, and since the Trans-Pecos region of west Texas receives more than 10" of rainfall on average per year, it cannot be precisely described as a true Desert - since, by definition, deserts receive 10" of rainfall or less, on average, per year."

Me:
According to Troy's definition of a desert and according to his own claim, Val Verde County is not a desert. Below is a photograph of Val Verde County near Langtry. The treeless, rocky area within this photograph is NOT a desert according to Troy! And of course I am wrong for claiming that the Chihuahuan Desert is a desert according to Troy! Since there are a few tufts of grass at the side of the road, perhaps we should call this area a grassland instead. Or may be we should call this a woodland habitat because, according to Troy, L. alterna lives in woodland habitats but it is not a snake adapted to the desert. Since the area in this photograph is prime L. alterna habitat, and since L. alterna is not a desert reptile, we can never call this area a desert, especially since it receives more than 10 inches of rainfall per year according to Troy.

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