The more I read and think about this the more I realize how little we know about the behaviors and why the science community os doing things like clipping toenails of lizards and putting radio beacons/transmitors into snakes.



I would think that studies on indigos is more based on the populations and their numbers.. Rather than thinking about their behaviors and what it takes for them to be successful in nature.





Again it boils down to choices.. choices in nature and as you said preferred sources come down to several denominators (drought, scent, seasons, breeding choices,even prey items in close proximity vs ones outside of that area, ect the list goes on). Put a snake into a plastic box and you take away a big part of the snakes natural beha and what they are designed to do. No wonder some snakes eat and some siblings won'. It is a matter of supporting them in more ways and giving more choices. The rest the snakes are able to do on their own with proper support.



And then we have the assumption to say it is the snakes fault for not eating or doing what we think they should do..when it comes down to "us" allowing choices and allowing them more choices...,
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Another oddity, snakes have scent glands, hmmmmmmmmmm what are they for?

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