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Has anyone heard anything about how the cold weather we had has effected the research group of snakes they were studying in the Carolinas? Wouldn't that come into play on the decision making that is to be made? Surely they could not have survived the cold snap up there. Does anyone know? It almost seems like everyone has forgotten that group of snakes.
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>>Has anyone heard anything about how the cold weather we had has effected the research group of snakes they were studying in the Carolinas? Wouldn't that come into play on the decision making that is to be made? Surely they could not have survived the cold snap up there. Does anyone know? It almost seems like everyone has forgotten that group of snakes.
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I haven't tried to contact them personally yet, but I've heard from a couple sources that the professors in charge of the study will not release any information at this point. Here are the e-mails of the professors (Mike Dorcas and Whit Gibbons) if anyone is interested in contacting them:

midorcas@davidson.edu
wgibbons@srel.edu

From what I've read, the results will be released in June.

Dorcas is speaking at the NCPARC meeting in March...supposedly the topic is going to be the burm problem in the everglades, but maybe we can get some information on the other group as well.

If its anythign like his talk last year, expect a national geographic/monster quest still talk of Burms overtaking the world, and then getting of the stage before answering any questions.
I was extremely disappointed to hear the sensational nonsense that came out during his talk.
I am not expecting much at all regarding this study.
Warren
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Dr Warren Booth / Director USARK
North Carolina State University
Department of Entomology

>>From what I've read, the results will be released in June.

Hmmm, interesting. If I understand things correctly, the DOI will
probably start the Lacey Act listing process in February. There is a 60 day public comment period, so that puts us into April, at least 1 full month *before* the results of this critical experiment are released. Why am I not surprised?

They will not release the information for whatever reasons. I am a bit ignorant when it comes to actual Science and time needed for Peer Review.

The snakes are DEAD...I am sure of it... There were times it was 10 degrees there! If the snakes died they must prove that they died from cold temperatures and not something else. For the report to be accepted as Science they must rule out that the snakes did not die from parasites, fungus or other disease. They must prove without question that the snakes FAILED due to temperate temperatures.

But what do I know, I'm just a simple minded snake keeper that happens to worship Satan.

Satan
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Give it time, Kev....next they'll say they can breed where you are.