With part 2 in mind, certain life events are more critical then others. prey type and acquisition, is a broad area, They can seek a number of prey items to sustain life and progress. Reproduction is less variable. Its that way, because its very important. The subject of nesting is more ritualize, that is, they do it in a way, even if they could do it in other ways. Take birds, a close relative to reptiles. Sit on your porch and look at them. They are flying around, making all manner of noises, eating all manner of junk. some the same as other species, others a bit different, YET, they nest in a ritualized way. And do not nest in other ways. There are stick nesters, hair nesters, hollow tree nesters, burrow nesters, etc. They hatch the eggs the same way, and with about the same temps. But all nest in a particular way. Take that away from them, and they fail. As it turned out, the key to breeding birds in captivity is proper nesting. It also turned out, that's key to crocs as well. And yes, important with snakes. Next page please

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