Newspaper article

[gregmonsta]

Well done!! Good to get recognition!!!

[Zephyr]

Brilliant, good sir, brilliant.

[ssssnakeluvr]

great article!!!!!! I love to see more of us out there doing classes and rescueing herps!!!!!!!!

[reptile3]

Great article.. thanks for sharing!

[Hornets23]

Nice article! Thats pretty awesome....and good work!

[Loren]

So, who's up for dinner at Jerry's house? We're having frozen pizza, ice cream and chicken.

[Loren]

Awesome to hear about the herp saviors out there! Love to see these articles.

My only question is regarding the success of relocation. Short of using radio telemetry/tagging, there is no way to determine whether or not the relocations are/were a success. In many cases, relocated animals do not survive because of the competition and establishment of niches made by specimens that already live in the area.

Steven

Well, personally I figure their chances are better with relocation than with a shovel across the neck.

[Lori P]

So, who's up for dinner at Jerry's house? We're having frozen pizza, ice cream and chicken.

Heeeyyyy..... that's not an anchovy!!!!!!

GREAT article Jerry!!!!!! Well done. I want to hear more about your rattlesnake bite-- what happened?? Did you have to get anti venom treatments??

[Snake lover 3-25]

yeah!!!!! tell us the story!!!!

[infernalis]

Very cool Jerry!!

My only question is regarding the success of relocation. Short of using radio telemetry/tagging, there is no way to determine whether or not the relocations are/were a success. In many cases, relocated animals do not survive because of the competition and establishment of niches made by specimens that already live in the area.

Even if the snake only has let's say a 10 percent chance at surviving relocation, wouldn't that be 10 percent better chance than facing the dreaded shovel?

Please don't take that wrong Steven (or anyone else) I agree, it is a very intelligent train of thought, however under the circumstances described, Relocating seems like the better choice.