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jscrick
at Sat Mar 13 21:42:26 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jscrick ]
I DID say that right here not long ago. I will repeat...
Tropical reptiles do not recognize the environmental cues encouraging/initiating hibernation as do temperate reptiles.
Any micro niche affording temporary safety would just be a matter of coincidence.
Tropical species would not have any established "hibernacula", either.
It is also likely any python that found itself in too cold a water for any length of time would drown. I would be interested to learn how many post freeze "found" pythons came floating up, if any.
jsc ----- "As hard as I've tried, just can't NOT do this"
John Crickmer
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