.. What is it all about? I have missed the second-coming or something, I'll admit



We have people who enjoy and admire their Guyana boas and many who love their Suris.. If you 'they're all the same' guys want to interbreed these closely related members of the same subspecies for whatever purposes who cares? I sure don't. And if I or other people who have Suriname boas or Guiana boas or Guyana boas want to try to breed them for the uniqueness we see .. why does this bug you? and why is this so important now?.



And what's next? all other Boa are also alike? That's going to be silly.. Admit it, there are differences.. the question is how much importance do you put on those differences and where do you draw a distinction. If you're saying you don't care.. so what, good for you! What I think you're saying is you're so right and people like me are so very wrong.. here's a surprise for you, SO WHAT?



Say there is only one animal in all of Suriname clearly unique as a Suriname boa and only one animal in all of Guyana of which nothing like it had ever been seen elsewhere .. that one example still implies a measureable physical gradient of characteristics and if nuts like me say we can see it.. NaNaNaNaNaaaaNa! ... and while you're digesting that go raise and breed a dozen or more unique localities of Boa.c.ssp. from all the extremes of their range and habitat... and then raise and breed their offspring and see if you don't start to get sensitive to other differences besides scale-counts. There's something you can go prove..



What are we supposed to prove next.. the existence of air.. "Well, I sure can't see it!!" I'm betting the whole thing disappears in another 2 months when we all have baby boas to show off.. but consider this also..



Many people making broad statements like 'boas are all the same' have contributed past postings giving specific details on how some animal, maybe a morph or individual line or some prized pet is a standout in any number of ways right down to the way it winks, heck every animal they own is unique and superior in some way or many ways.. They'll tell them apart from any other Boa while blindfolded in a hurricane while eating a raw onion! ...... Now some of those same proud owners attack me and others calling us 'rookies' because we apply the same scrutiny and discrimination to our Suriname or Guyana projects... that's silly at best and dishonest at the worst..



Let's play nice.


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Gus

A. Rentfro

RioBravoReptiles.com

www.riobravoreptiles.com



"Quality is not an accident. Perfectly healthy animals are a minimum requirement.. everything else is just salesmanship" gus

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