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So argumentative!

No, I'm not saying that the Cogger or the Barkers personally collected them, I'm not sure why you feel the need to be sarcastic. These authorities (and others), do (or at least did) believe that they had been collected there by other people. I'm asking whether or not you know how the snakes were recorded on the islands in the first place. For a long time it was thought (and apparently still is) by several highly respected authorities that the snakes were there, so, if you are making the claim that they are not there, you must know something about those original records. As someone who has gone out into the field quite a lot, you know very well that it's not at all uncommon to search hard for a long time and not find something, even when it's quite common in an area. Not finding something doesn't prove it isn't there, finding something does prove that it is there (yes, mistakes are made with records, I know), so positive records are more valuable than negative records. I am not looking for a fight as you seem to assume, sorry, I know you love them but some people are more interested in learning. No one benefits from a squabble, I am just interested in knowing what the situation is with Leiopython in Torres Straight. If you have something useful to say, please do so, if you'd rather squabble and be sarcastic, knock yourself out.

Cheers.

Originally Posted by eipper

John,

qm has done alot of work on those islands and are yet to record them there


Are you saying that Hal Cogger and the barkers caught them there, or that they have been collected by someone from there?

Cheers,
Scott