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This show was on animal planet a long time ago, and I recorded it and just watched it yesterday. What got me, the show was great, and I loved seeing all the venomous snakes, and a few non-venomous, but WHY can they NEVER get the straight scoop on corns???

They had one corn on there, an "Okeetee-ish" wild one. They showed her and said "This female Corn snake of the south east U.S. has mated a week ago, and is now looking for a place to lay her eggs. Three months after she lays them, the babies will hatch and be on thier own."

Now COME ON Animal Planet! She lays eggs a week after mating? Then how come I had to wait 2 months for them last year? And they incubate for 3 months? Funny, mine were only 2 months in incubation. Now I can almost understand the 3 month incubation, since in the wild temps may be a little cooler than our nice comfy incubators, but one week gravid?? I thought these shows were suposed to be "educational".
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Dianne
AKA IcedGoddess
6.7 Cornsnakes
1.3 Cats
0.1 Child
IcedGoddess Creations
Castle Serpents

I hate it when I see stuff like that too.

I didn't see that show, but I did hear from a friend who did watch it, that there was indeed a bunch of wrong info in it. I guess he was yelling at the TV whenever they said something dumb like that.

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Current snakes:
1.0 2001 Hypo snow cornsnake
0.1 2002 Pastel Ghost cornsnake
1.1 2002 Bloodred cornsnakes
To be added when it gets warmer:
0.1 1998 Het Hypo, Het Caramel cornsnake
1.0 2000 Hypo Het Caramel cornsnake

>>I watched that show.
It was interesting and had some beautiful snakes but I had to ask the same question I always ask when watching these shows.
Why do they have to dwell on the venomous species and the shock effect.
They did touch on some non-venomous species but they, as usual, spent more time on the "hots"
I can't wait for the show that looks at the morphs of corns, rats, gophers and kings. That would be a great show.
Jimmy

I've yet to see a corn, or even a garter snake that they say true factual information about. I'd be afraid they'd do a show on morphs and start making up names and confusing everyone! lol
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Dianne
AKA IcedGoddess
6.7 Cornsnakes
1.3 Cats
0.1 Child
IcedGoddess Creations
Castle Serpents

Sorry I just had to throw that in there...lol
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Remember, my posts are MY opinion only.
Jimmy (draybar)