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madisonrecords
at Wed Dec 17 13:00:01 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by madisonrecords ]
I tell you what gentlemen.
Me and Ernie have had our debates years ago, but I respect the crap out of Ernie, at least to the extent that he has been down there many times and has a wealth of knowledge that most do not.
However, you really want to be enlightend, give Big Mike at Eldorado Reptiles a call sometime when he is not too busy.
Mike is not a new guy on the block as he hunted for Pete Bandre for many years and has been all over Guyana and Suriname and Venezuela and when I say " all over " I mean " all over. "
I feel like I have known Mike for years as I received many incredible Boas that he has caught over the years and Mike was able to tell the EXACT origin of the majority of the Boas he sent in and now brings in, but I have only talked directly with him a few times.
He will be the FIRST ONE to tell anybody that you could take two bags of Boas, one from Suriname and one from Guyana and you would not have a PRAYER in differentiating the two locals based on outward characteristics alone.
That is why I have laughed so many times over this subject; " Do not argue with me, argue with the guys that have actually been there and captured thousands of Boas. "
Once you have talked to the guys that " REALLY KNOW, " you quickly realize that there is nothing more to debate.
There ar two types of B.C.C. and that is Lowland and Highland.
Anything else is simply a Label for Marketing.IMO
Now, does that mean that we should not keep Locales straight, if we are TRULY TRULY lucky enough to know a Boas origin?
No, I would choose myself to keep them straight for my own pleasures though, moreso than wether or not the animal was more Marketable with a specific label, because if it is a pure B.C.C. and a dang nice one, it will sell regardless and most of us know that to be fact?
However, here is my problem with the PURIST MENTALITY, if what I am going to say actually applies to the given individual and only those individuals can answer it within themselves.
IMO it is not right for some Breeders/Keepers that are Purist " wich I am to a certain extent, " to label a Kajana Suriname or a Pucallpa Peruvian " just examples " and then describe them as to what they look like and then make bold statements to other people that claim to have them and say; " Well your Pucallpas do not look like mine or your Kajana Surinames do not look like mine and so they must be fakes or mutts, ect.ect. "
When we do this, it is not only short sighted, but rediculous and I use to be just as bad about it as others I am referring too and am very glad that I finally came out of the rediculous fog.
A very respected breeder " of course I will not mention the name, " actually had the nerve several months ago, to send me some pictures of some small Peruvians and made the statement, that they were Rediculous Mutts and not even Peruvian at all.
Now for the shocker!
I actually kept my mouth shut for once and just let him go on and on about how fake these Boas were and that they were Mutts or not even Peruvian at all.
It was very hard for me to contain myself, but I figured I would not contribute to hurting his feelings and showing him that he was once again being way too judgemental and I was pretty proud that I could be gentle under the circumstances " even though my Blood was running colder by the minute. "
Now, how do I know he was wrong?.......Good Question!
Because the Boas that he was referring too, I know for 110% FACT. were Imported from Peru and I know the guy that Imported them and EXACTLY were they came from and they were REAL PUCALLPAS with all the Documentation.
Just another example of how we can all be way to rediculous at times and that even the " So-Called " experts can and do very often, get it really wrong.
Do not take this as negative, just take it.
John J
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RE: To All; - madisonrecords, Wed Dec 17 13:00:01 2008
