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by iLuVeNoM on July 12, 2008
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If you could choose anyone with whom you could sit and enjoy a nice long dinner, with only snakes as the topic, who would it be and why? And for extra credit, where would you want to have this dinner and discussion?
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by Cro on July 12, 2008
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Craig, that is an interesting question.
I think I would enjoy talking with Bill Hasst of the Miami Serpentarium. He is 97 years old now, and would have years worth of adventures to talk about.
As far as location, it really would not matter that much. Anywhere with comfortable chairs, something cool to drink, and not much background noise would work for me.
I once had the opportunity to talk with Edward H. Taylor at the University of Kansas the year before he passed away. He was 88 years old at the time. He spent a long time telling stories about the adventures of his travels searching for snakes in foreign countries. It was a really amazing couple of hours that I will never forget.
Best Regards John Z
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by ssshane on July 12, 2008
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I would love to sit and hear stories from Romulus Whitaker. It wouldn't matter that much to me as far as location, probably wherever he felt most comfortable. That was a very interesting question. I would love to hear more about his encounters with King Cobras as well as the Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) project in India.
And yourself?
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by 23bms on July 12, 2008
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Tied for first:
Carl Kauffeld, C J P Ionides, Laurence M Klauber, Raymond Ditmars, Wolfgang Wüster and Bryan G Fry.
Alas, all but the last two are dead.
Not sure how much time I have either.
Maybe somewhere else...
jrb
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by pictigaster1 on July 12, 2008
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Or Steve irwen that dude was not the best but he did the most for the world as in the whole planet earth for animal reptile conservation. marlin perkins archie carr dick bartlett
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by iLuVeNoM on July 12, 2008
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Me? Bill Haast in a runaway. Maybe at some point we could toast with a couple of snifters of his blood. Nah, that would be gross. My back patio or lanai would be perfect for conversations with this legend.
After Bill probably Brian Bush, he seems like a real funny yet experienced "wrangler".
Actually, sitting with many of you on this forum would do just fine for me. Being in Hawaii, I don't see much in the way of snakes. I'll bring the poi and raw fish, you bring the stories. The back of my house faces Diamond Head, so we can have an inspiring view and some Mai Tais to match.
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by Rob_Carmichael on July 13, 2008
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It's not always the "legends" of the herp world that are the most enjoyable. There are many folks alive and well today who are a real joy to chat with....a few off the top of my head who had big impacts on me include Ray Pawley, Jim Gillingham, Don Wheeler and my mentor, Mike Corn....folks who are as passionate about herps as I am....there are many, many more. As far as those that are no longer alive, Karl Kaufeld was my childhood idol so I'd have to name him. After that, Conant, Ditmars, Klauber....and many more. Slowinski seemed like a real neat guy. Brady Barr gets grilled to death on this forum but he's passionate about herps and the kind of guy you could probably talk to for hours. I enjoyed chatting with Mark O'Sea and he's just a really interesting character who has many stories to tell from the field. Someone mentioned Rom Whittaker - what a cool dude and anyone who is a passionate about king cobras as me comes near the top of the list (one of my lifelong goals is to visit him in India). Steve Irwin is another one who gets chastised but again, a neat character who was passionate about conservation and I would have loved to have known him better. Dr. Good at U of A (or is it ASU...jeez, brain cramp), does some really cool field work and is one of those charismatic dudes who you enjoy being around. When I had the chance to speak at the Biology of the Rattlesnake symposium, I met so many folks and the entire gang from Loma Linda University (where Sean Bush resides) do amazing herp work including venom bite research. Dr. Earl Turner, a good 'ol Texas dude, has been around the block a few times but has provided excellent husbandry advice. Dr. Rodrigo Souza in Brazil has become a lifelong friend and his work in Brazil with Lachesis muta rhombeata is inspirational and shows what you can do with very little - I can't wait to visit one day so that I can see my first real bushmaster in the wild (hopefully). My list is growing by the second! There are many people doing amazing research and in all honesty, I can just listen for hours about the work that they do - when people get me going on my radio tracking project, I tend to go on and on. A lot depends on the topic too whether we are talking about subjects on the academic level, conservation, breeding/keeping, etc.
In short, heck, I'd like to talk to anyone about herps! Tougher question than I though. Good thread.
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