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I've never been disappointed at the Az-Sonora Desert Museum. (or EEGEEs either for that matter!)

Hope you had some EEGEES before you left!

Sycamore

...Great paper by somebody (Holycross probably) about the relationships and gene connections in the old western (cv) rattlesnake. Sycamore found the citation: Douglas, Douglas, Schuett, Porras, Holycross. 2002. Phylogeography of the western rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) complex, with emphasis on t...

Well Rick, The Grand Canyon Rattlesnake ( Crotalus oreganus abyssus ), the Midget Faded Rattlesnake ( Crotalus oreganus concolor ), and the Great Basin Rattlesnake ( Crotalus oreganus lutosus ), are all subspecies of the "Western Rattlesnake" clade... perhaps their young look similar to e...

My question is: Who's going to hold their hand 12" from a snakes head for (6) seconds? I wouldn't spray a snake with anything preferring instead to move away and leave it alone. Who posted that?? It is supposed to be 6" away for 12 seconds!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Sycamore

http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/oids/vector/rabies/ As of December 7, 2009, the Arizona State Health Laboratory has confirmed the highest number of rabies cases in animals on record for any year in Arizona. 244 animals have tested positive for rabies including 68 bats, 115 skunks, 47 foxes, 6 bobcats, 2 c...

The Three Wise Kings, ( 3 wise men), traditionally the feast is celebrated in Mexico on January 6th. January 6 ( 2 weeks after Christmas) is assumed to be the day the wise men got to Bethlehem and presented their gifts of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrhh. Kids put their shoes outside the front door, an...

Terry, 3 things I can think of: 1. The rabies thing is real, and can be transmitted as an aerosol (don't have to touch saliva or be bitten) 2. Havahart with a blanket over it might do it. 3. There was an internal NPS publication on animal proofing buildings (think of all the houses, offices, and wor...

Best of luck Terry!

Sycamore

the price is right, anyway:

$19.77 and eligible for free shipping (if you go over $25)

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Maybe Jerry has seen it.


Sycamore

Has anyone read or used "Guide and Reference to the Snakes of Western North America (North of Mexico) and Hawaii " by Bartlett and Bartlett? University of Florida, 2009


thanks,

Sycamore