Comments on: New Aussie Serpent http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/new-aussie-serpent/ for Bigfoot, Loch Ness, and More Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:44:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: MBFH http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/new-aussie-serpent/#comment-28333 MBFH Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:30:49 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/new-aussie-serpent/#comment-28333 Well, in the 'Next?' thread no-one guessed big snake, Oz. Shows how much we know! Great find, thanks for letting us know Loren. Well, in the ‘Next?’ thread no-one guessed big snake, Oz. Shows how much we know!

Great find, thanks for letting us know Loren.

]]> By: 12inchPianist http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/new-aussie-serpent/#comment-28332 12inchPianist Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:22:49 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/new-aussie-serpent/#comment-28332 DWA, I agree. Way too densely populated to find a large poisonous snake that looks like another large poisonous snake that people usually run away from because it's, well, large and poisonous. If you're going to find a new specie, it's going to be a man sized primate, probably near the coast. wait... DWA, I agree. Way too densely populated to find a large poisonous snake that looks like another large poisonous snake that people usually run away from because it’s, well, large and poisonous. If you’re going to find a new specie, it’s going to be a man sized primate, probably near the coast. wait…

]]> By: Bob Michaels http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/new-aussie-serpent/#comment-28331 Bob Michaels Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:22:36 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/new-aussie-serpent/#comment-28331 A concerted effort should be made to explore the entire outback over a period of 10 years and catalogue the entire natural history of the area A concerted effort should be made to explore the entire outback over a period of 10 years and catalogue the entire natural history of the area

]]> By: mystery_man http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/new-aussie-serpent/#comment-28330 mystery_man Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:20:58 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/new-aussie-serpent/#comment-28330 Australia is sparsely populated and absolutely huge. The fact that the interior outback is so forbidding and costly to full scale scientific expeditions makes it all the more probable that many species, including possibly megafauna, are out there to be found. I have no doubts there are other new discoveries out there waiting to be made. Australia is sparsely populated and absolutely huge. The fact that the interior outback is so forbidding and costly to full scale scientific expeditions makes it all the more probable that many species, including possibly megafauna, are out there to be found. I have no doubts there are other new discoveries out there waiting to be made.

]]> By: DWA http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/new-aussie-serpent/#comment-28329 DWA Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:44:43 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/new-aussie-serpent/#comment-28329 I loved this quote: <em>“This isn’t the 19th century – you usually don’t find a new species that big out in the open, well not in Australia.”</em> Yeah. No kidding. I think Holland or Belgium, THAT'S where we look for the big guys. :-D Could one come up with a better example of Blinded By Science than that quote? No wonder we haven't found any hairy hominoids yet. What, like 92% of the Australian population lives along the coast. I'd agree, WAY too densely populated to find a new snake. That's funny. Don't worry, Yowie. You are SO safe. Or maybe not. After all, it isn't herpies looking for the Yowie. :-D I loved this quote:

“This isn’t the 19th century – you usually don’t find a new species that big out in the open, well not in Australia.”

Yeah. No kidding. I think Holland or Belgium, THAT’S where we look for the big guys. :-D
Could one come up with a better example of Blinded By Science than that quote? No wonder we haven’t found any hairy hominoids yet. What, like 92% of the Australian population lives along the coast. I’d agree, WAY too densely populated to find a new snake.

That’s funny.

Don’t worry, Yowie. You are SO safe. Or maybe not. After all, it isn’t herpies looking for the Yowie. :-D

]]> By: heinselman http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/new-aussie-serpent/#comment-28328 heinselman Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:44:40 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/new-aussie-serpent/#comment-28328 The entire description of the species has been published n the paper “A new species of taipan (Elapidae: Oxyuranus) from central Australia”, researchers P. Doughty, B. Maryan, S.C. Donnellan and M.N. Hutchinson (in Zootaxa 1422: 45-58: 2007) described Oxyuranus temporalis. The actual paper is available freely at <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01422p058.pdf" rel="nofollow">Zootaxa</a>. Craig Heinselman Peterborough, NH The entire description of the species has been published n the paper “A new species of taipan (Elapidae: Oxyuranus) from central Australia”, researchers P. Doughty, B. Maryan, S.C. Donnellan and M.N. Hutchinson (in Zootaxa 1422: 45-58: 2007) described Oxyuranus temporalis.

The actual paper is available freely at Zootaxa.
Craig Heinselman
Peterborough, NH

]]> By: kittenz http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/new-aussie-serpent/#comment-28327 kittenz Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:24:39 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/new-aussie-serpent/#comment-28327 I love snakes. I'm always glad to hear of new species. I love snakes. I’m always glad to hear of new species.

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