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wstreps
at Thu Nov 19 08:59:37 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by wstreps ]
(I don't think Bob meant to mislead anyone and I wish he would have been a little more clear)
Mike, I know YOU wish Bob, Gordon, Skip, Krysko would word things differently ...........it seems like your always wishing these guys would say things differently but they don't do they ? Are they all careless in their wording when discussing a subject they are professed to be authoritative in? Well,.............
(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? )
I see how you can make a play on words but Id say this..........10ft in a year under optimal captive conditions can be done. Ive done it myself. In the wild no one knows but if the typical thought process that snakes feed fewer times, have down periods, etc., in the wild is followed then 10ft in a year in not possible. So the comment needs to be qualified. Ive seen burms that were 6ft -8ft at five years and I believe that a wild burm could reach 10ft in year but it would be an exception.
Its true adult burms, rocks, etc., in the Glades will have few predators, now can you tell me how many predators adults of these species have in their natural range? Few? But yet these animals don't explode in numbers, decimate entire eco systems and overrun cites etc. Obviously population control is not centered on the culling of adults but by predation on the juveniles. The glades has a number of animals that will
chow down on baby burms.While exact numbers are not possible at this time . A detailed explanation of the broad number of species and taxon that might potentially / probably predate on the juveniles should be included in any credible assessment.
Ernie Eison
WESTWOOD ACRES REPTILE FARM INC.
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RE: Here we go again - wstreps, Thu Nov 19 08:59:37 2009