I agree with a lot of what you said. I think giant snakes are 'throwaway pets' for the most part--something that is cool now but future be damned! When your retic hatches 100 eggs, how many of those babies end up going to someone that genuinely wants a 25' snake some day? My guess is not many. And of the ones that do go to someone that wants a giant, how many of those babies are actually going to someone that has both the means and desire to keep it properly? And keep it for 20 years?

It's the same problem that baby turtles have... they are cute and manageable at 2" but at 6" or 12" or 24" not so much. They just get tossed in the nearest freshwater body. Red-eared sliders live on every continent (sans Antarctica or course)! Just so happens that giant snakes are more sensitive to climate otherwise we'd be hearing about them in places other than just the Everglades.
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Josh Loehr

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• Why I'm against big snakes - vichris, Thu Dec 24 16:02:15 2009
• RE: Why I'm against big snakes - jl8243, Thu Dec 24 23:30:30 2009
• RE: Why I'm against big snakes - Bluerosy, Fri Dec 25 07:58:12 2009
• RE: Why I'm against big snakes - jl8243, Fri Dec 25 20:51:20 2009
• RE: Why I'm against big snakes - Tony D, Sat Dec 26 09:57:00 2009
• You Are Right, Well Said! - Ameron, Fri Dec 25 18:59:56 2009
• RE: You Are Right, Well Said! - Bluerosy, Fri Dec 25 19:46:08 2009
• RE: You Are Right, Well Said! - jl8243, Fri Dec 25 20:55:02 2009
• I think it needs some adjusting - DMong, Fri Dec 25 19:58:54 2009
• Doug, you better stop feeding that.... - donv, Tue Dec 29 14:00:42 2009
• Are you Serious?? - EricWI, Sun Dec 27 09:17:48 2009
• Yes I'm serious............ - vichris, Sun Dec 27 10:45:44 2009
• Yes I'm serious............ - vichris, Sun Dec 27 10:51:13 2009
• A few points - EricWI, Sun Dec 27 11:14:28 2009
• ONE.......... - vichris, Sun Dec 27 11:28:22 2009
• RE: ONE.......... - vichris, Sun Dec 27 11:32:01 2009
• RE: ONE.......... - EricWI, Sun Dec 27 20:54:32 2009
• RE: Yes I'm serious............ - EricWI, Sun Dec 27 11:23:17 2009
• What a stupid analogy.................. - vichris, Sun Dec 27 11:40:11 2009
• RE: What a stupid analogy.................. - varanid, Sun Dec 27 21:12:32 2009
• Furthermore... - EricWI, Sun Dec 27 09:35:24 2009
• good post! - DMong, Sun Dec 27 10:05:16 2009
• Why your points are wrong...... - garweft, Tue Dec 29 11:35:31 2009