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adamanteus · 11-30-2007, 06:13 PM

I wasn't intending to be argumentative, but if you collect a snake which is already brumating, and stick it in your fridge with a view to releasing it when it comes out of brumation, you will have very little opportunity for observation or research. I really can't see the point. It just seems like unnecessary disturbance to me. If you intend to keep the snake I guess this would be a convenient time to collect it, but I can't see the logic in collecting a torpid specimen if your intention is to release it when it's activity levels return to normal. Surely better just to leave it alone?

11-30-2007, 06:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 8,354 Country:	Re: help Help help help help I wasn't intending to be argumentative, but if you collect a snake which is already brumating, and stick it in your fridge with a view to releasing it when it comes out of brumation, you will have very little opportunity for observation or research. I really can't see the point. It just seems like unnecessary disturbance to me. If you intend to keep the snake I guess this would be a convenient time to collect it, but I can't see the logic in collecting a torpid specimen if your intention is to release it when it's activity levels return to normal. Surely better just to leave it alone? __________________ James.