Lance,



>> I can't imagine why the media would like this stuff?



I imagine it has something to do with either a continuation of the AR agenda “story line” or pure ignorance…Or perhaps it’s both and maybe it’s something else entirely but, one thing is for certain…Regardless of the story or where in the country it occurs, it’s the same old “stuff”. Sometimes you just have to scratch your head and wonder whether young “journalists” in college are taught how to perform even the most basic of research techniques…



>> I can see somebody that knows what they are talking about joking around and saying junk like that in jest, but to be quoted by the media in a serious context is just irresponsible. He should try to clarify those remarks, but then again they would not get the same print.



I can’t say one way or the other regarding the comments…You could be absolutely correct (just having a laugh at the expense of the reporter) but on the other hand…On what side of the “scientific fence” does Mr. Gibbons fall? Since the reporter was interviewing him, he had to KNOW that he would be quoted…



The grain of salt with me here is WHO is financing this “experiment” in the first place? Why it’s none other than the USGS, NPS and the UF…I believe it was the USGS that created the “invasion theory” in the first place with the “pseudo-science”…I think that info-documentary was entitled “Giant Snakes” (might have been another show) with that map at the end that showed the ever growing “invasion” of giant snakes coming to a neighborhood near you…Parents beware!



Now consider the ramifications if the premise of that info-documentary (what ever it was) is DISPROVED…Meaning the threat of giant snake is limited to southern Florida (local not national problem)…I mean depending on the results of this research, S.373 could be rendered irrelevant overnight…Sorry for my cynicism but, I wonder if the final report will be genuinely peer reviewed by numerous herpetologists or will it be only reviewed by the “sanctioned” scientists and then blessed for dissemination…In other words, will the “report” be one of integrity (science) or agenda (political)?



The jury will remain out with me until I can read it myself…



Later,

Jim.


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