Doug,



I am just curious to know how many snakes you have caught and examined in jungles and mountains of Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. There are about 110,000 square miles that ranges from sea level to over 9000 feet in elevation. For some reason I doubt every inch of land was covered when Williams conducted his study. Speaking of Williams, do you have any other sources you can site for this information. The meristic and mensural data produced by Williams on Hondurans is based on a 53 snake sample size. Was this a large enough sample size? What was the population size then?



It is quite possible that snakes do not read range maps and that there have been a number of natural integrades in the wild, but it always seems to be presented in a way that makes it appear that people are intentionally trying to create hybrids. In the end you do not have enough information to be saying most Hondurans are not "pure". A professor once told me that what I think means nothing if it can not be backed up by facts. Other than one source, where are the facts?
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Thanks!



Joe Exposito

Thoroughbred Exotics, LLC

www.thoroughbredexotics.com

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