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EdK
at Sun Feb 13 10:10:16 2011 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by EdK ]
quote "As for micro chipping venomous, this was discussed in Florida and for many neonate snakes this would not be possible and could jeopardize the health and survival of certain species (eyelash vipers). The costs of micro chipping is also a concern."endquote
It would have to be a very small snake for it to be a concern as pit tags have been used successfully in newts as small as 1.7 grams with no effects on survivial.. see the following pdf..
http://www-leca.ujf-grenoble.fr/membres/fichiersPdf/miaud/miaudJakobetalCanJZool2003.pdf
Ed
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