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Just wondering as to the distribution of Australian Elapids outside Australia? How many people own them? Do you?

Aaron.

Arron:

Most 99% of the Aussy variety of Elapids we see here are usually the PNG cousins. Since your Govt. considers the parents and offspring of any Aussy snake their property it's not likely to get many people responding if they indeed have the "Real Deal"

Al

0.1 Psedocerastes feldi

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You can take the snake out of the jungle but you can't take the jungle out of the snake.

Okay. I take it then that only minimal exportation from here occured even when it was allowed then?

I understand the PNG cousins to be different in many aspects (and those differences are only going to get greater and greater!).

Cheers,
Aaron.
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Happy Herping

Try this paper to see where evolution is taking them...

WÜSTER, W., A.J. DUMBRELL, C. HAY, C.E. POOK, D.J. WILLIAMS & B.G.FRY (2005) Snakes across the Strait: Trans-Torresian phylogeographic relationships in three genera of Australasian snakes (Serpentes: Elapidae: Acanthophis, Oxyuranus and Pseudechis). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 34(1): 1-14. pdf

It's the 4th pub down on WW's Publication list page.

Cheers!

I owe, I owe so it's off to work I go....

Al
Wolfgang Wusters Pub Page

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You can take the snake out of the jungle but you can't take the jungle out of the snake.

I've read it already! Very interesting stuff.

Cheers,
Aaron.