Cole I wasn't taking any of this personal but it can not be denied that it is frequently infered that locality guys are more trustworthy, more into the snakes and more appriciative of their animal's natural history. People who do not see things the same way are frequently targeted with snide remarks as if to further infer that the opposite must also be true. Call them on it and they back down but they come back and pull the same mess later.



I hope I haven’t offended you in the past in some way. I also hope you don’t see me as fitting the description you posted above. Somehow, I get the feeling you’ve read more into my original post than I ever intended. My object was NOT to offend anyone, but rather to explain a little bit about why I do things the way I do. I also mentioned that it was a self-serving post, and that I wanted to openly announce that I knew that.



Note, I own plenty of generic snakes – syspila, getula, Amazon Tree Boas, Rubber Boas, etc. Do I like them less because they don’t have locality data? Nope. However, my locality animals mean something different and special to me, because that’s where my main interest lies. Do I think your “Northern Type” temporalis are worthless because they don’t have a specific locality tied to them? Not in any way. I hope I didn’t imply that by giving you recognition for doing things the “right way”…



-Cole

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