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Posted by: FR at Tue Oct 15 19:33:56 2013  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]  
   

There is a real difference between many of you and I. As a field herper(first and foremost) I take data, I do not know anything. You should try and understand that. The data at some point tells you something.

With that in mind, that's how I work. I go by results, testing, repeated results, observations, etc. Its not about knowing. In my opinion, thinking you know something about an animal, only handcuffs you from actual learning.

When taking data, its not about right or wrong, or consensus or knowing. ITs simply taking data.

When keeping animals, again, its not about right or wrong or consensus or who says what, its about results. Results predict right or wrong and on a very temporary basis.
Results are daily, weekly, and over the lifetime of an animal. And can be rated both physically and behaviorally.

Also I go by a model. That model is the species/snake, in nature. Not the species in someone elses cages or even my cages. In captivity, I try to prove out something I have seen in nature.

This is where we differ and we should. Which goes back to the top. YOu want it about your right or wrong, or I am better or your better, when to me, none of that is important.

About fighting, you guys seem to like to fight. Well, I love to fight, I boxed, wrestled in high school and college, and took a little M.A. I also grew up in Watts and fought in the street. apparently I like to fight. But fighting has nothing to do with snakes, husbandry, and anything on this board. Its just fun. So if fighting is what you want, I your huckleberry. Cheers


   

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