Quote Originally Posted by rlditmars View Post
You think it's a research mistake? I would offer that it was exactly what they had intended. Now the average reader will misidentify the ball python as the invasive and potentially harmful Burmese. Looks like pretty effective fear mongering to me.
Maybe I'm just that oblivious, but I'm thinking that this is a pretty egocentric way to look at their misidentification. How would they benefit more from a generating fear of ball pythons versus identifying a burmese properly to support their case? I'm having a hard time seeing this as more than a mistake on their part, although I'd certainly love to hear your case.