Most of use peruse these KS forums because we are interested in herps. Therefore we all dislike seeing snakes that met an untimely end due to someone's fear and lack of experience with identifying snakes.



However, this forum is a somewhat unusual place. I view it as a place where those of us who know and love snakes can provide a free service to the public at large. I like to see where some non-herper takes the time to register and log in here to post a "what is this snake" photo. This shows me that the person cared enough about the animal to actually take the time to ask the question so that next time they wouldn't have to kill a harmless species.



The real snake haters wouldn't post here because they don't care what kind of snake they killed, as long as it's dead. The people who post questions here have an honest interest in learning more about snakes, and I think we owe them an answer to their question without a bunch of abuse.



When you abuse people who come with honest questions, you are more likely to send them away angry and with a lower opinion of herpers than anything else. That will lead to more dead snakes, so think before you post angry responses.
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Chris Harrison

San Antonio, Texas

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