Re: So what do hobbiest do now?

Posted by Matt on May 09, 2001 at 12:56:56:

In Reply to: So what do hobbiest do now? posted by TravisG on May 08, 2001 at 19:16:58:

: What can we do now to insure that we have pure snakes? Arent nearly all of the CB "black rats" going to be mutts by now from the new definition of the species? Will this result in more field collecting?
: Many more questions, Travis

Well, good point.
I dont see a large number of people being confused by this change, for all argumentative purpose, these are still the same snakes that the many generations of herpers before us knew.
Black rats are still going to be black rats, yellows, gray. Just imagine if many Elaphe were still coluber (like old taxonomy suggests) would that change local and common names for these animals? Neither will this change.
Let the taxonomists duke it out, we still know what is what (I think?)

I just want to enjoy my animals, im not terribly concerned with what Linneaus would be doing right about now.

just my 2 cents

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: : What can we do now to insure that we have pure snakes? Arent nearly all of the CB "black rats" going to be mutts by now from the new definition of the species? Will this result in more field collecting? : : Many more questions, Travis : Well, good point. : I dont see a large number of people being confused by this change, for all argumentative purpose, these are still the same snakes that the many generations of herpers before us knew. : Black rats are still going to be black rats, yellows, gray. Just imagine if many Elaphe were still coluber (like old taxonomy suggests) would that change local and common names for these animals? Neither will this change. : Let the taxonomists duke it out, we still know what is what (I think?) : I just want to enjoy my animals, im not terribly concerned with what Linneaus would be doing right about now. : just my 2 cents

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