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amazondoc
at Wed Jul 7 13:59:30 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by amazondoc ]
>>You just know!
Ahh, but "you just know" doesn't cut it when trying to convince other people of what you saw, or caught, or diagnosed. That's one reason why you (generic "you" need to know the concrete morphologic keys as well.
Years ago I got to be a pretty good birder. Now, you talk about FAST -- you've got to know the "gestalt" of the bird in order to catch an ID before it's gone. BUT you also have to know the specific details that differentiate each species. And there are a lot more NA bird species than snake species! Heck, there's only 32 species of snake native to my whole state (TN) -- but **381** bird species have been found here. Details matter!
Anyway -- despite the bushwah injected into this discussion by one or two, these threads have been very educational for me. I appreciate the patience of those who did choose to participate constructively!
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0.1 Peruvian rainbow boa (Amaru)
2.0 Brazilian rainbow boas (Arco, Olho)
0.3 Honduran milksnakes (Chicchan, Chanir, Hari)
1.0 Thayeri kingsnake (Coatl)
0.0.1 Mexican black kingsnake (TBA)
2.7 corns (Cetto, Tolosa, Uce, TBA)
1,000,000.1,000,000 other critters
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RE: what I think is crazy... - amazondoc, Wed Jul 7 13:59:30 2010