releasing baby ribbons far from original habitat?

[gellfex]

Thanks Stefan.

Personally, I would drive back to where they originated from.

Really? Easy for you to say. A 4 hr round trip at today's gas prices rather than release snakes in their indigenous area?

There's only 7 of them. Maybe I'll find them homes anyway. Perhaps we should be keeping a couple of babies and releasing the mother to end up with tamer pets.

[Stefan-A]

Really? Easy for you to say. A 4 hr round trip at today's gas prices rather than release snakes in their indigenous area?

That is the right thing to do, yes.

[gellfex]

That is the right thing to do, yes.

It appears the point is moot since I seem to have takers for the snakes. But I am a naturally argumentative person

I don't see a real compelling case made by either of you for "place of capture" release rather than another part of the established range of the species. Yes, the snakes might not make it if the local habitat isn't "right" for some reason. But, assuming (with no evidence either way) that there isn't a local population of ribbons, re-introduction of a once native species is done all the time with the assumption of high mortality among the animals. I think of Falcons, Condors and Wolves as obvious examples of major reintroduction programs.

There's a webcam celebrity Peregrine Falcon pair nesting on an office tower a mile from me that lost 3 of 4 babies this year. Being wild isn't easy.

[Stefan-A]

re-introduction of a once native species is done all the time

By people who know what they're doing (no offence). It's not something that should be attempted randomly by just anyone. It's utterly pointless and sounds like a really bad excuse.

Any of the arguments that Wayne used, outweigh the gas cost and inconvenience in my opinion. You'll have to excuse me if I don't seem to be putting much effort into convincing you, but lately the issue has been discussed ad nauseam and not just on this forum.