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This is a [bleep] so bear with me.....

An friend sent me a photo of a gorgeous Regal Ringneck. In the caption it said that the animal (and another) had never been found at that location and so they had to sacrifice their mortality to science!

As much as we are in a era where a DNA sample and a photo are really all the record necessary, why the#^$&&###(&^%)_& )&(& & & are we still sticking rare snakes in Pickle Jars?

Tottaly MORONIC!!!!!!!!!!

Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

Snip
"As much as we are in a era where a DNA sample and a photo are really all the record necessary, why the#^$&&###(&^%)_& )&& & & are we still sticking rare snakes in Pickle Jars? "

Same reason we still stick Deer heads on our walls and bear skins on our floors. Human doesn't equal humane and common sense is as rare as the pickled snake. Sad isn't it?
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Chantel a.k.a. sillygirl
"I came, I saw, I adopted"

1.3 green anoles (Stumpy (M)), and the rest remain nameless.
1.1 green tree frogs (Romeo & Juliet)
1.2 Firebelly toads
3.2.0 D. Tinctorius (Surinam Cobalt)
1.1.6 D. Azureus
0.0.2 D. Leucomelas
0.0.1 Clown Tree Frog
0.1 Anerythristic 'B' (Charcoal)corn snake (Popcorn)
0.1 Snow Corn (KandyKorn)
0.2 Amel Corns (KornSilk & KornMuffin)
0.1 Normal Corn (PepperKorn)
1.0 Creamsicle Corn (Kream)
0.0.1 Giant African Millipede
1.0 Betta (Sushi, Charlie)
2.4 Domestic house cats (Bad Boy (m), Bart(m),Sasha(F),Little Bit(F),Spirit(F)
1.0 Rottweiler (Jake)
2.7 Rats (Mouse, Socks, Flower, Squishy, Fox, Lucky, Snow & Tinker)
1.3 Mice (My step-daughter seems to think they are pets)
2.0 Betta (Sushi, Blue)
1.0 Husband (David, who loves all my critters too)

The ego of the "scientist" who finds the rare animal and wants to be recognized as such is much more important than protecting a vanishing species.

Those stories always pi$$ me off.

whats wrong with a dear head on the wall...would a cow head be better...

(snicker....snicker....)
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

It would make for some interesting conversations.....LOL