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| Herps In The News Local or national articles where reptiles or amphibians have made it into the news media. Please cite sources. |
07-10-2014, 03:38 PM
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Wow I already got a reply! I didn't expect a reply at all.
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Hilary Hanson <hilary.hanson@huffingtonpost.com>
1:22 PM (1 hour ago)
to me
Hi Patrick,
Thanks for writing in -- the info about it being a cottonmouth came from the police officer's assessment, but I have to admit I personally am not able to identify snakes. What makes you believe it's a rat snake?
Thank you for the help!
Hilary
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Patrick Bull <patrickbull1985@gmail.com>
2:26 PM (2 minutes ago)
to Hilary
I've been keeping and breeding snakes and tarantulas since I was a child. I help moderate the herpsofarkansas.com forums and am a member of several reptile and tarantula forums. I keep and breed the exact species pictured. I'm also an avid field herper and have captured countless rat snakes and cottonmouths both.
Pattern and Body/Head size and shape is a dead give away, as well as length. It looks nothing like a cottonmouth and completely like a Texas Ratsnake Pantherophis obsoletus. Just about any amateur herper could easily ID that snake from those pics. I don't want to sound rude but us "Snake People" get tired of every single snake being called a cottonmouth or copperhead....
You need to read this blog by a herper more advanced than me on this story. http://www.livingalongsidewildlife.c...nmouth-in.html
Also please read this http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/in...7/post_25.html
Thanks for taking the time to look into this!
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07-10-2014, 03:55 PM
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Success!!!!!
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Hilary Hanson
2:28 PM (23 minutes ago)
to me
Thank you, Patrick! May I quote you in the story?
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Hilary Hanson
2:28 PM (23 minutes ago)
to me
also thank you for the link!
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Hilary Hanson
2:39 PM (13 minutes ago)
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Just wanted to let you know I updated the story with a link to Steen's blog. The story now reads:
"Hueytown Police stated that the snake was a venomous cottonmouth, but snake experts disagree.
Wildlife ecologist David Steen writes that the snake in question is "clearly and unequivocally" a rat snake, a harmless animal that has no fangs and is common on the East Coast."
Thanks again for bringing this to our attention.
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Patrick Bull <patrickbull1985@gmail.com>
2:51 PM (3 minutes ago)
to Hilary
Wow!!! Such a fast reply. I honestly expected to never see a reply. Reminds me of why I love huffington and read daily. Feel free to quote me. Also, I realized this could either be a Texas Rat OR Gray ratsnake, but most definitely a rat snake. Both are very similar.
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07-10-2014, 04:04 PM
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good job!
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07-10-2014, 07:13 PM
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Very cool, well done
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07-10-2014, 09:13 PM
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The huffingtonpost is one of the few places that made up for the mistake....
Thank you huffington! That's why i read you daily lol!
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07-11-2014, 01:08 AM
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Just shows that it IS worth taking the time to make a fuss
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07-12-2014, 02:44 AM
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Great job.
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07-14-2014, 09:39 AM
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Nice!!!
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