guidofatherof5
07-28-2010, 09:06 PM
I've watched a few videos featuring Dr. Robert Mason Mason Laboratory - Robert T. Mason (http://people.oregonstate.edu/~masonr/) and also have his book "The Snake Scientist" The Snake Scientist - Google Books (http://books.google.com/books?id=-q4tNLZ_g2wC&dq=the+snake+scientist&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=6-9QTO6pA8SBlAfKtOi7CQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false)
His research with T.s.parietalis(Red sided Garter Snake) is awesome. After discovering the pheromone that triggers mating in the male red sided garter snake, he also developed a synthetic version. I've wondered for a long time if the synthetic pheromone he developed was the same in let's say T.radix?(or any other garter snake) Would it trigger a mating response in T.radix?
I emailed him tonight to get his ideas on the question. I also asked for a sample of the pheromone to try it out on my boys.
I'll keep you posted about his response.
He's a great video:
ueQhny3UJ24
His research with T.s.parietalis(Red sided Garter Snake) is awesome. After discovering the pheromone that triggers mating in the male red sided garter snake, he also developed a synthetic version. I've wondered for a long time if the synthetic pheromone he developed was the same in let's say T.radix?(or any other garter snake) Would it trigger a mating response in T.radix?
I emailed him tonight to get his ideas on the question. I also asked for a sample of the pheromone to try it out on my boys.
I'll keep you posted about his response.
He's a great video:
ueQhny3UJ24