olivehydra
Very Well-Known Member
Ethnoherpetologist....."someone who studies the interrelationships of humans and amphibians and reptiles".
I was reading in an article that some folk actually classify themselves within this category. Of interest was the discussion likening herpetoculture to the drug culture. It has been suggested that herps act as "exogenous triggers of autogenerated drugs". The phrase "herpers rush" has been given to the dopamine fuelled high one gets when acquiring a new herp. The article goes further to suggest that very few individuals find a species that continually acts as a trigger, and so the search goes on for the elusive 'holy grail' of herps.
Personally, I know I dont have a problem, I can quit anytime, honestly :wink: . For me it is olives.
Has anyone found their "holy grail" of herps yet? Or perhaps you might like to admit to having a problem? :wink:
I was reading in an article that some folk actually classify themselves within this category. Of interest was the discussion likening herpetoculture to the drug culture. It has been suggested that herps act as "exogenous triggers of autogenerated drugs". The phrase "herpers rush" has been given to the dopamine fuelled high one gets when acquiring a new herp. The article goes further to suggest that very few individuals find a species that continually acts as a trigger, and so the search goes on for the elusive 'holy grail' of herps.
Personally, I know I dont have a problem, I can quit anytime, honestly :wink: . For me it is olives.
Has anyone found their "holy grail" of herps yet? Or perhaps you might like to admit to having a problem? :wink: