>> There was one other anery Hondo that was known prior to that owned by an old-time herper named Ernie Wagner, but it was unfortunately eaten by another one when it was temporarily placed in another Honduran's enclosure to do some cleaning, so it's genes never got a chance…

Doug, I'm pretty sure Ernie told me a long, long time ago that at that time he hept his females in community housing. My recollection is that just prior to what would have been her first breeding season he found her not eaten, but dead, with clear marks on her indicating she'd been constricted. I'm pretty sure he told me he believed she had rodent scent on her from a recent feeding and that that prompted the unfortunate demise.

I couldn't find my notes on the conversation. I'm reasonably confident this is an accurate recollection. But as I've always told my kids (and you and others here) I never purport to be 100% sure about anything)!

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