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Kurt Auffenberg <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Fri, 12 Feb 1999 08:38:11 -0500
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I stand corrected.  No comments on ethics.
 
Kurt
 
At 09:26 PM 2/11/99 -0600, you wrote:
>Me, it is always green, the yellow and the white forms come from treating
>them in acid to change the color, it is first green then yellow and last
>white.  When I worked at a shell place in Florida, this was one of my jobs,
>acid treating them by the 100's, and the yellow and white ones always sold
>for more.  I don't have any, but my wife has a white one and a green one
>John   Tennessee
>
>----------
>> From: Art Weil <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: green snail
>> Date: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 7:17 PM
>>
>> James M Cheshire wrote:
>> >
>> > Dear all, about how much is a Manus Island Tree Snail worth?
>> > I know it's illegal to sell them in the United States, but I was just
>> > interested.
>> >
>> > Kind Regards James
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>>   I believe the Manaus Green Tree Snail also has a yellow state. I think
>> (but am not sure) that the yellow state comes before the snail turns
>> green. Who's the expert on this?
>>       Art
>

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