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natsamjosh
at Sat Mar 8 08:04:13 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by natsamjosh ]
With all due respect, I completely disagree. If this were about "scientific" fact and data, things wouldn't have even gotten this far. Any true snake expert (as well as anyone with even minor knowledge of snakes) knows that burmese pythons could never survive in 99% of the US. Heck, my 8 year old could do a google search and come to that correct conclusion. I live in central NC, which is included in the USGS map as possible habitat for burms. Right now it's under 40 degrees.
If anyone is dumb enough to believe a burm would survive here, it should be incumbent upon him to place a burm outside to try to prove it. But there's a reason that hasn't been done. BECASUE THE SNAKE WOULD DIE! If the forces behind this legislation could prove that burms could survive anywhere other than south/central Florida, THEY WOULD HAVE DONE the experiment already! This has nothing to do with science, it has everything to do with agendas and politics.
Thanks,
Ed
>>After viewing the transcript of the chat about the possible banning of pythons, boas... the main problem all of the "herp" people seem to have is in providing accurate scientific data.
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>>I am sure if you searched journals you could easily find data regarding the environmental limiting factors for most species you are concerned about. Personal records and comments are fine but nothing beats a controlled experiment with published data!
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>>If you really wanted more concrete and specific data I suggest running controlled experiments that would prove statistically that these snakes cannot survive the environments that are reported in the "map". With this in hand I would almost guarantee that the fish and wildlife biologists would have to agree and maybe even support your cause. It would be absurd to pass a law via your agency when your own scientists have data contrary to its need.
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>>With all of the snakes you have available to you, and the many knowledgeable, scientifically inclined individuals, you could easily complete a study within a few months. You might even get it published in a herpetology journal!
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>>Enjoy the ride!
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This is NOT about science! - natsamjosh, Sat Mar 8 08:04:13 2008