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jeff schofield
at Thu Jul 8 16:01:09 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jeff schofield ]
People that are"Looking at all the little things " and questioning others is a good thing. I like people that ask a lot of questions and don't follow the pack.
Doug, everyone likes people like this...
If we were to believe that ringneck snakes and slugs are poisonous
forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1827423,1827423
because one guy says they are and his only proof is that him and his buddy both had milk snakes die after eating them would be foolish.
Doug, fool, they are toxic minimally, maybe poisonous was the wrong word. ALOT of milksnake guys have come to this conclusion due to finding them with milks under the same cover...something you dont find if they are on the menu. Is the evidence anecdotal? Sure, til someone pays me or someone else to study it. Proof? Do you have to get hit by a car to learn when not to cross the street??
Same with your pink milk snake.I want more info then he says she says.I havent"mastered IDing" like you and jeff.
The same is true with a snake I posted here a few weeks ago
forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1825924,1825924
Jeff was right to question this snake.I didnt find it so I don't really know for sure. It was a gift but I wasn't going to look a gift horse......
Doug, the reason why I questioned it wasnt because I thought it was something else, its because I KNOW alot about size/pattern/integradation throughout its range and your snake didnt fit the puzzle as I know it. Outlying populations are now super rare, fitting that snake into how I understand subtle differences means alot to me. And this is always the heart of the "locality" arguement.
I for one take anything I read here with a grain of salt.
Im glad amazondoc asks questions and Im glad we have Cole here to answer them
Doug, I'm glad anyone asks intelligent questions. There just arent as many of them as there are "when do I feed my snake". I am not oblivious to the learning curve that comes with knowledge. Any 12 year old can come online and put PHD in their name and pretend to be something they arent, thats the nature of the internet. Grains of salt? So what if I say "sand the floor" or "paint the fence" or "wax on/wax off", it worked for the Karate Kid right? Dont give anyone a fish, TEACH them to fish....
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RE: My Thoughts - jeff schofield, Thu Jul 8 16:01:09 2010