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Old 04-17-2007, 06:04 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Re: Help ID please

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Originally Posted by stonyloam View Post
"P.S. Just a word of caution... I'd strongly encourage you never to release this snake in New York, particularly if it turns out to be a radix."

Because it would not survive? It is in Missouri and will probably stay there.

Nah. It would probably survive just fine in New York. That's the problem, though. It's not native to New York, so you don't know if it would outcompete and displace the local species or worse yet, if it would hybridize and potentially reduce the fitness of offspring. It's the whole "invasive species" issue.

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