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Bluetongue1
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Hi Brodie,
If you want to feel better, just check out this thread of me making a complete fool of myself... There are a couple more floating around but my memory seems to have conveniently deleted what they were about. Lol. I am not sure what I was drinking at the time but it must have been a top brew!
The reality is there is often a wide range of species in any given area, a percentage of which may fit the bill. The danger is in making decisions too early and then there is every possibility you will see what you are looking for. Add to that the uncharacteristic forms that occur in different places and with different species. Some species are totally consistent and others have lots of localised variants that you never get to hear about except in places like this. I am still finding out heaps myself.
The good thing about having a go is that it makes you look seriously at the characteristics of the reptile. And when you get it wrong, I can guarantee you whatever lessons were to be learned will not be forgotten. Don’t worry about ego, just learning! I can guarantee you I have come up looking like a smuck more often than you would believe, but the old trial and error technique is a very powerful one and I have gained far more knowledge and understanding than the amount of ‘face’ lost.
Some take pleasure in highlighting other’s mistakes. This is something to be ignored. Earlier today there was Delma the OP thought was a juvi brown. So I told him straight out, it definitely looks like a juvi brown – why? because they do. And any pea brained expert who says they look nothing like each other is not looking after those that are learning – a process we are all still going through to a greater or lesser degree. That why pleases me to see you have crack at it. Just don’t stop now.
Blue
If you want to feel better, just check out this thread of me making a complete fool of myself... There are a couple more floating around but my memory seems to have conveniently deleted what they were about. Lol. I am not sure what I was drinking at the time but it must have been a top brew!
The reality is there is often a wide range of species in any given area, a percentage of which may fit the bill. The danger is in making decisions too early and then there is every possibility you will see what you are looking for. Add to that the uncharacteristic forms that occur in different places and with different species. Some species are totally consistent and others have lots of localised variants that you never get to hear about except in places like this. I am still finding out heaps myself.
The good thing about having a go is that it makes you look seriously at the characteristics of the reptile. And when you get it wrong, I can guarantee you whatever lessons were to be learned will not be forgotten. Don’t worry about ego, just learning! I can guarantee you I have come up looking like a smuck more often than you would believe, but the old trial and error technique is a very powerful one and I have gained far more knowledge and understanding than the amount of ‘face’ lost.
Some take pleasure in highlighting other’s mistakes. This is something to be ignored. Earlier today there was Delma the OP thought was a juvi brown. So I told him straight out, it definitely looks like a juvi brown – why? because they do. And any pea brained expert who says they look nothing like each other is not looking after those that are learning – a process we are all still going through to a greater or lesser degree. That why pleases me to see you have crack at it. Just don’t stop now.
Blue
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