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The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to richardhind1972 For This Useful Post:
Kam (02-12-2021),nikkubus (02-12-2021)
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I think Michael had more than one snake- he's holding a boa, but Lionel Richie specifically said that Michael's ALBINO python was loose (looking back at him), so I think this is just another case of faulty editing of a story- wrong picture. I doubt that Lionel would have called that boa an albino?
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
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Re: Lionel Richie news story
Being so immersed in the reptile hobby makes me forget how little most members of the public know about snakes. For most people, "python," "boa," and "big snake" are interchangeable terms.
Case in point: a local news station in the US was dragged on a report on the annual copperhead emergence recently. The snake they featured on the reel? A ball python in someone's backyard.
0.1 Sonoran Boa sigma: "Adelita" ('19 Hypo het. leopard)
1.0 Boa imperator longicauda: "Kuzco" ('19 het. anery)
0.1 West Papuan Morelia spilota: "Pandora" ('20)
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Re: Lionel Richie news story
Originally Posted by WrongPython
Being so immersed in the reptile hobby makes me forget how little most members of the public know about snakes. For most people, "python," "boa," and "big snake" are interchangeable terms.
Case in point: a local news station in the US was dragged on a report on the annual copperhead emergence recently. The snake they featured on the reel? A ball python in someone's backyard.
Oh yeah, snakes are misidentified all the time. The real exception is when they get it right, lol.
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
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Journalists can get so lazy. Shock factor is a lot more important than accuracy to them I guess.
7.22 BP 1.4 corn 1.1 SD retic 0.1 hognose
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