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Danny Conner
at Thu Oct 8 09:20:35 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Danny Conner ]
First let me say if FWS changed their website over an inaccuracy,my hats off to them. I admire when people can admit when they're wrong.
Second the whole natural predator thing, I can't believe a biologist would purposely be that deceptive. That kind of language bastardization usually comes from politicians. However, how many generations have to be born before a species is considered indigenous?
And comparing watersnakes to the third largest snake in the world is a little of a stretch.
But I have appreciated your arguments and the thought with which you write.
Having said that, I thought the Nat. Geo. piece was the biggest load of crap I had seen in a while. For a Burmese python to travel 40 miles in 30 days is absurd. Even with a FWS officer walking behind it poking it with a cattle prod I STILL don't believe it could happen. For a second forget could how about would. Like a Hollywood D.A., what's their motivation. We're discussing one of the most lethargic species of animals in the world crawling over a mile a day for 30 days. It didn't happen.
The only way they traveled that distance is they hitched a ride on the airboat when noone was looking.
This reminds me of the old Naval study on Dolphin speed.
I don't remember the exact numbers so don't hold me to them. Let's say the ship is going 35 mph and the dolphin is swimming ahead of the ship. This causes the Navy's biologist to assume dolphins can swim at least 35 mph. Years later in another study marine biologist prove unequivicably, dolphins cannot swim 35 mph. In the navy's study the dolphins were simply riding the wake. Body surfing in front of the ship.
I am not a biologist but I have been keeping giant snakes for over 35 years. I have done a lot of observing. Remember in the New York zoo they had a big python go 3 years and 9 months without eating. This is a species that is not necessarily motivated by food. These are not cats and dogs this is a very primitive species. As long as their needs are met I can't imagine them moving much.
Needs 80% safety/shelter 15% food and water 5% other D.C.
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Well, as a matter of fact... - Danny Conner, Thu Oct 8 09:20:35 2009