.......And I also think that just about anybody that thumbs through a very basic snake book just one time would be FAR more able than some of these so-called "experts" I keep reading and hearing quotes from..LOL!
BTW, if you should ever be appointed the snake "czar", make sure there is plenty of POSITIVE info and stories released to the press. After all, when was the last story that wasn't delivered for nothing more than pure "shock value" to the ignorant general public?
Oh!,..and don't forget to cancel stupid shows like "Billy the Exterminator" too!..LOL! I just loves when he hooks a snake, then proceeds to struggle and wrestle around with the hook like he can barely manage to control the freakin snake!..LMAO!!! 
I remember watching this great episode below a while back in where he thought this harmless cornsnake was a copperhead too, then finally figured it out, but only after looking at the snake's pupils and subcaudal scales..HAHAHAAAA!!!
~Doug

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