There are no snakes that will turn into a 'hoop' and chase anything down
the road.  This is one of those old tales not unlike a cottonmouth moccasin
spitting cotton balls at you (the name comes from the whitish interior of
the mouth).  Some snakes flail dramatically when startled and this may be
the origination of the 'hoop' myth.
 
Kurt
 
 
At 11:43 PM 5/11/99 -0000, you wrote:
>Tom , not a shell related question bit ,, is it true that the ring nose is
>the only north American rattler that can turn into a hoop and chase you down
>a road such as the legendary florida hoop snake......
>anything you need down there is the land of the sun ? Mark James & Peta
>Susan Bethke
>3001 South Ocean Dr. Suite 4-V
>Hollywood, Florida
>33019-2804
>U.S.A.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Thomas E. Eichhorst <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 5:13 PM
>Subject: Re: milneedwardsi
>
>
>>James,
>>
>>I haven't seen anything about C. milneedwardsi being listed and it is
>>not on the CITES list that is on the Internet.  It would certainly
>>change a few things (like price) but I kind of doubt they will be
>>listed.  Unlike the triton trumpet, giant clam, or queen conch which all
>>have an economic value or the green tree snail with a secondary economic
>>value (save the forest); the Conus milneedwardsi is of interest to shell
>>collectors and that is about it.  So I'll bet it is not on a protected
>>list.
>>
>>Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA (where we protect dinosaur bones, the
>>roadrunner, the Mexican wolf, all raptors, and the ridge-nosed
>>rattlesnake)
>>
>>James M Cheshire wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear all, I have a question. Is it illegal to collect
>>> Conus milneedwardsi in India? I have heard rumors
>>> of this but I am not sure it is true. Can anyone help?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> James
>>>
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