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Posted by: FR at Wed Feb 13 15:33:46 2013   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]  
   

Fix my what? I don't have a problem with captive snakes, to me, once they leave nature, they are dead to nature. Its the living animals in nature that I care about.

Once they are in captivity, they, as in, all captive snakes are no longer natural. So they are all equal in my eyes. All snakes that do not occur in nature.

You see, whats important to nature is phenotype. Phenotype is genotype filtered thru natural selection. Natural selection is a huge factor in exsisting and changing phenotypes. Phenotype is the engine that drives evolution of these species.

In captivity, we place "captive" pressures and selection on them, which does not represent "natural selection" in the least.

In captivity, we place prey selection on them, we select mostly for rodent feeders(as an example). We have a completely different color and pattern selection then nature. Pretty or odd, works in captivity. Odd colors sell. And I am not refering to money. They sell to you and you do not do it for money.

In nature, individuals are selected for that "fit" the current enviornment and temp regime(another example). In captivity they are selected for sweater boxes and medium temps(just as an example).

So no, I do not have a problem with mislabelling at shows. As they are all captive snakes. And let me say, there are many wonderful lines and morphs and colors with captive created snakes, pure or otherwise. And none represent nature or a local. As they are removed from the changing pressures of selection. Best wishes

   

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