I spent two years stationed at Holliman AFB, from 1969 ~ 1971, and, at least
when I was out there, C. viridis outnumbered C. atrox probably 20:1.. It was
actually a treat to see an atrox for a change. Is that still the case.
:)
Fred
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Gecko] rattlesnake roundup
> I'm 4 miles from where that's held too. I was figuring that the article
was
> going to be on the Sweetwater, TX roundup that's coming. Wow, little ol'
> Alamogordo, of our whopping ~36000-40000 people made CNN.
>
> The state just put out regs for "bag limits" and permits. On that bag
limit
> list I believe I remember C. atrox being listed as Unlimited, C. molossus
> was 10, C. lepidus klauberi 2, and C. lepidus lepidus Threatened. Those
are
> just a few of the rattlers on the list. I wonder how many will be at the
> roundup. I'll probably be there taking pics with my digital cam.
Hopefully
> the quality of the pics will come out. I've mastered how to do close pics
> with it rather than distant shots.
>
> Chris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gregory Watkins-Colwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 10:47 AM
> Subject: [Gecko] rattlesnake roundup
>
>
> > Please check out this article at CNN.com and then vote in the little
poll
> > area. When I did it... the majority of voters thought that it is NOT
> cruel
> > to kill snakes in a roundup. oy!
> >
> > http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/04/18/rattler.roundup.ap/index.html
> >
> > greg
> > -----
> > Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell
> > Division of Vertebrate Zoology
> > Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
> > 170 Whitney Avenue, P. O. Box 208118
> > New Haven, CT 06520-8118
> > Phone: 203/432-3791
> > FAX: 203/432-9816
> > http://www.peabody.yale.edu
> >
> >
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