>>Hey herp fans, here is another topic to banter around. Whats your thoughts on release of animals from a survival perspective given they are disease free,idigenous, etc.? A good friend of mine says there is scientific evidence that there is a very low survival rate on released animals like snakes in new areas to them regardless of how suitable the habitat is for that animal. If I remember correctly, he said the animals wandered due to them not knowing the area and wind up easier targets to predators, and in general not knowing the danger zones to avoid in the new area. I always felt that if suitable habitat was provided, these transplants would find suitable shelter, food, avoid danger zones, etc. on an instinctual level. My opinion is skewed and only using the adaptation of wild caught animals like box turtles and snakes to captivity as a reference.



I once heard, or read maybe, that only 1 out of every 100 snakes in the wild, will survive to adulthood.

Has anyone ever heard or read that?

Bob B
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