Re: Can you tell me why they called it a Borneo Bat-Eater? n/p

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Posted by Omilk on August 12, 1999 at 12:23:28:

In Reply to: Can you tell me why they called it a Borneo Bat-Eater? n/p posted by Rob�G. on August 12, 1999 at 11:44:19:

Personally I don't know exactly what Kevin (I think
it was Kevin McCurley who coined the phrase) had
in mind when he gave them the name. In fact, I
think it's probably just because it sounds cool.
Although reticulated pythons are not strictly arboreal
and I imagine that they are less so the older they
get, they have been known to feed on bats in the
trees. And since many of them come from indonesia,
and Borneo is an Island in that chain, the name
might make as much sense as a nickname for retics
alone, much less a burm x retic. As far as I know,
burms are not usually arboreal, and adults almost
never, and they do not hail from Borneo or eat bats
(a lot of this is speculation, if anyone has evidence
to the contrary, it is welcome), it seems less
a cross of traits as just an interesting name.
Adam

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: Personally I don't know exactly what Kevin (I think : it was Kevin McCurley who coined the phrase) had : in mind when he gave them the name. In fact, I : think it's probably just because it sounds cool. : Although reticulated pythons are not strictly arboreal : and I imagine that they are less so the older they : get, they have been known to feed on bats in the : trees. And since many of them come from indonesia, : and Borneo is an Island in that chain, the name : might make as much sense as a nickname for retics : alone, much less a burm x retic. As far as I know, : burms are not usually arboreal, and adults almost : never, and they do not hail from Borneo or eat bats : (a lot of this is speculation, if anyone has evidence : to the contrary, it is welcome), it seems less : a cross of traits as just an interesting name. : Adam

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