When we first started looking into buying a snake, everyone we spoke with pointed us toward balls...so I found and bought several books on balls. When I discovered pits (and gophers in particular), finding good, informative books was a lot harder. I've got one, called Pine Snakes...it's not bad...but it leaves out a lot of information I'd love to have in one place.
I've written a novel and have an agent who is currently working on placing it with a publishing house. What I'm thinking of now, is how great it would be to write a book about pits. I would want to include detailed chapters on catinefer, deppei, melanoleucus, and maybe even lineaticollis and ruthveni. (Those are all the families I currently know.) I'd like to include detailed husbandry guidelines for each snake...especially as they seem to vary a bit even within families. And of course, lots of beautiful pictures!
I can write. What I need though, is an expert to collaborate with. If you're really interested in working on something like this, it would certainly be a commitment of time and energy...but there is no huge rush, so don't think that offering suddenly means taking on a new full time job!
If anyone is interested in helping out on this (with knowledge and/or pictures) please e-mail me.
It could be a very fun, exciting project to work on, and I know I would thoroughly enjoy learning so much more about these beautiful animals!
Lemme know if you're interested...
judylynn_c@hotmail.com
If you write and don't hear back from me fairly quickly, it is because we've been knocked offline for a few days by Hurricane Isabel...but I'll be back!
Sincerely,
Judy
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1.0 red cape gopher (Caesar)
