tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210723186896856983.post3561656151472086811..comments2024-02-09T04:47:31.874-05:00Comments on Killing Killers: Police Probe Python Double Murder MysteryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210723186896856983.post-78438134963442631752013-08-15T19:24:38.860-04:002013-08-15T19:24:38.860-04:00Hi Adam,
Interesting insight regarding the snake&...Hi Adam,<br /><br />Interesting insight regarding the snake's possible behavior.<br /><br />There are many scientific articles on behavioral genetics - you should look into them it would help you understand a little better although I am glad to see we have the same understanding of epigenetics and twins. I think I may have confused you as you felt the need to tell me I was wrong.<br /><br />Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144192144122184272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210723186896856983.post-68747382819852997002013-08-15T13:59:33.589-04:002013-08-15T13:59:33.589-04:00@ Adam: Great info -- thank you -- the Python was ...@ Adam: Great info -- thank you -- the Python was the murder weapon then, although whether this was premeditated or accidental remains to be seen.<br /><br />Basically curiosity killed the cat, or in this case two kittens. Here's what likely happened and why the surviving boy's father (the actual owner of the snake) would offer officials such a convoluted version: <br /><br />Three littleEponymous Roxhttps://www.amazon.com/author/eponymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210723186896856983.post-595017033476607672013-08-15T08:59:47.755-04:002013-08-15T08:59:47.755-04:00Hi Linda,
1. Molecular biology, while providing i...Hi Linda,<br /><br />1. Molecular biology, while providing insight into a host of issues regarding animal care is unlikely to reveal anything particularly interesting regarding behavioural issues. Snakes, while fascinating, are fairly simple animals and their behaviour is predictable within observed knowledge. True, there have been some recent studies linking hormonal patterns to behavioral Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03698624940328494872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210723186896856983.post-75347787615543575942013-08-14T18:44:07.316-04:002013-08-14T18:44:07.316-04:00Oh and the python as far as I know and unless of c...Oh and the python as far as I know and unless of course the owner has said so himself (which I don't believe he did) has never escaped its enclosure. It think it may have been changed from one enclosure to another though. The press has been saying a lot of things. Right in the beginning, when they said it escaped the pet store (lower floor), at that we knew it was misinterpreted. My eldest Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144192144122184272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210723186896856983.post-40226225433157334512013-08-14T17:38:15.122-04:002013-08-14T17:38:15.122-04:00Thanks for your reply to my comment E.R.
But I st...Thanks for your reply to my comment E.R. <br />But I strongly believe the python is as guilty as charged (or killed)! But of course, I know these people, the environment, and the way people live in this little remote area of NB. It reminds me of years ago when people kept quiet (if you know what I mean). Everyone knew it was there and of the situation.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144192144122184272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210723186896856983.post-5509244178483827712013-08-14T17:29:12.995-04:002013-08-14T17:29:12.995-04:00Adam,
1) If there hasn't been extensive resea...Adam,<br /><br />1) If there hasn't been extensive research on these snakes in such conditions from a molecular standpoint we can't assume to know everything or predict everything about these animals. I not only know this because of my field of study but from experience. I have a sick child and all the so-called experts were wrong. I found the diagnosis on my own and all of my hypotheses Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144192144122184272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210723186896856983.post-23081645829684224702013-08-14T09:45:18.211-04:002013-08-14T09:45:18.211-04:00Let's take these points one at a time. Firstly...Let's take these points one at a time. Firstly, there are not any degreed herpetologists that I know of that specialize in python behaviour. The majority of "experts" are indeed breeders and shop owners who deal with hundreds of animals daily; and thus are in possession of fairly detailed observations regarding species behaviour. I've kept and bred animals for over 15 years, andAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03698624940328494872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210723186896856983.post-60761501104205406242013-08-14T07:47:58.043-04:002013-08-14T07:47:58.043-04:00P.S. Like others, I still maintain a sliver of dou...P.S. Like others, I still maintain a sliver of doubt that the python really did it!<br /><br />E.R.Eponymous Roxhttps://www.amazon.com/author/eponymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210723186896856983.post-15767873841351614592013-08-14T07:42:59.074-04:002013-08-14T07:42:59.074-04:00Excellent post and questions, Linda. You make a go...Excellent post and questions, Linda. You make a good point about the stresses of captivity which, even for humans, can be quite profound if held for long durations.<br /><br />From the info I've gathered on these snakes, yes, they do usually bite their victims and authorities say there were some bite marks on the boys' bodies. However, that was not clear proof the python was actually Eponymous Roxhttps://www.amazon.com/author/eponymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210723186896856983.post-41041644309142499732013-08-13T21:05:37.477-04:002013-08-13T21:05:37.477-04:00I know the snake owner and the mother of the child...I know the snake owner and the mother of the children. I also met the boys on a few occasions. I'm also a biologist and have studied mostly at the molecular level. What bothers me about all of the experts' opinions is that the right questions haven't been asked. Many experts also seem to be "shop owners" unless I didn't get that right. That would also make Jean-Claude Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144192144122184272noreply@blogger.com