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BUSHSNAKE
11-15-2011, 03:16 PM
Thamnophis dasypeltissima....an egg eating Thamnophis from an island...how crazy is that?
PINJOHN
11-15-2011, 03:31 PM
how much is known about this snake does it for instance have the spur in its throat for puncturing the egg that some other egg eaters have? it sounds fascinating more info, more info
Char361979
11-15-2011, 03:32 PM
Really?! Googling that!
Mrs N1ntndo
11-15-2011, 03:41 PM
I am probably going to google it too. That sounds awesome and different for sure.
guidofatherof5
11-15-2011, 03:45 PM
Found this old thread:
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/breeding/5930-cross-breeding-2.html
Starting at post #17


;) There actually was a report of a south American population of garters that have made the move towards raiding the eggs from birds nest in one of my issues of 'The Garter Snake' (EGSA newsletter). Thamnophis dasypeltissima is restricted to a network of islands and was first reported in 2007 on the Tauranga Atol and there have only been few biological observations of this species so far.
Char361979
11-15-2011, 03:47 PM
We can always count on Steve to be the font of all knowledge :D
guidofatherof5
11-15-2011, 03:50 PM
We can always count on Steve to be the font of all knowledge :D

Thanks. I think:D
Stefan-A
11-15-2011, 03:59 PM
No, not this April Fool's joke again.

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/husbandry/6383-cooked-egg-whites.html
d_virginiana
11-15-2011, 04:06 PM
No, not this April Fool's joke again.

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/husbandry/6383-cooked-egg-whites.html

I'm confused.. Why is it an April Fool's joke? I probably just missed a joke or something :p
Stefan-A
11-15-2011, 04:28 PM
I'm confused.. Why is it an April Fool's joke? I probably just missed a joke or something :p
Because the species doesn't exist. Because it's not a valid scientific name. Because the story was published in the April issue of the EGSA newsletter. And because the "person" behind the "story" is the same as in another classic hoax: Rhinogradentia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinogradentia)
infernalis
11-15-2011, 04:33 PM
I always trust Wiki anything as gospel. :rolleyes:
chris-uk
11-15-2011, 04:43 PM
A wiki is a great source of information if you already know enough about a subject to know what is wrong. :-)
infernalis
11-15-2011, 05:03 PM
A wiki is a great source of information if you already know enough about a subject to know what is wrong. :-)

so about 10% of the readers, right ;)
d_virginiana
11-15-2011, 07:49 PM
My favorite are the dates on classical portraits. I've found about seven so far that were painted before the person was even born.
BUSHSNAKE
11-16-2011, 11:51 AM
thanks Stefan for bursting my bubble :0
RedSidedSPR
11-16-2011, 12:53 PM
And everybody else's.
kibakiba
11-16-2011, 01:20 PM
Didn't burst my bubble :D
aSnakeLovinBabe
11-16-2011, 04:37 PM
Lol!!! Trolled :p
ConcinusMan
11-18-2011, 03:53 PM
Thamnophis dasypeltissima....an egg eating Thamnophis from an island...how crazy is that?

I heard about this quite some time ago and it was my understanding that it was a hoax or a joke.

EDIT: oops. I see you figured that out already. And cut wiki a little slack. The article on Rhinogradentia plainly says that it's a hoax by a fake naturalist. Not their fault if people read it and take it seriously.
BUSHSNAKE
11-18-2011, 04:02 PM
i did...and i was sad:(
ConcinusMan
11-18-2011, 04:04 PM
I couldn't find an article about Thamnophis dasypeltissima at all on wiki. At least not on the English site.
BUSHSNAKE
11-18-2011, 04:07 PM
Yeh i dont know what wiki is...thats not were i read the story
ConcinusMan
11-18-2011, 05:12 PM
wiki: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Notice the "anyone" part. In other words, it's often full of erroneous information.
mustang
11-18-2011, 10:36 PM
OH MY GOD REALLLY!!!! geeez and i had my hopes up too when i saw what this thread was named, all different iradic colored garter snake images started popping in my head..hot pink? neon green? turquoise? but noooooooo stupid lying naturalist!...oh well i hope my dreams don't get shot down that quickly lol:rolleyes:
ConcinusMan
11-21-2011, 01:47 PM
You didn't hear about this several years ago when it surfaced? It was talked about right here on the forum already.
RedSidedSPR
11-21-2011, 04:31 PM
I wasn't here then. I just saw "new Thamnophis species" and thought AWESOME. Then I saw the name, doubted, and read what you guys said. So really i just had my hopes up while the page was loading.:D
BUSHSNAKE
11-21-2011, 10:26 PM
sorry, i wasnt up to date
RedSidedSPR
11-22-2011, 10:56 AM
Not your fault.
ConcinusMan
11-22-2011, 01:11 PM
Yes it is. Somebody get a rope and some pitchforks and meet me a Joe's house. "Sorry" just isn't cutting it.:p
Char361979
11-22-2011, 03:21 PM
I'll bring the flaming torches, lets get this mob on the road!
Stefan-A
11-22-2011, 03:33 PM
Yeah, don't worry about it.
ConcinusMan
11-23-2011, 12:09 AM
I'm worried. Vewy, vewy woowied. Shhhh.... I'm hunting Joe.:p