I don't think Bob meant to mislead anyone and I wish he would have been a little more clear and said that ADULTS would have few predators. Even a yellow anaconda would only have a few predators as an adult. Gators, crocs, panthers, bobcats, sharks(?)... maybe I'm missing a couple but I don't think a raccoon would win that battle. I know I have enough trouble saying things perfectly when I post on the forums and can understand that it would be hard to write a document as long as that risk assessment without saying something that is a little bit unclear. Just look at Tom Crutchfield's Playboy Article and you'll see that he's quoted as saying burms grow 10 feet in a year. Yeah, they grow quickly, but what if a python researcher had made that claim? Whether it's happened before or not we would be criticized for using the extreme case to make our point. Maybe Tom Crutchfield is trying to get us grant money by using scare tactics? Anyone read that article? I'm curious to see what people think about it.



I certainly don't hope for anyone that educates the public about snakes to lose their job and I'm sorry to hear that you are facing that possibility. There are a few people that I don't have much sympathy for but I can assure you that I feel horrible that this could be happening to responsible keepers/educators.



Mike

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