Endangered Species

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Dear Boss,
This is Delicia Arnic and I wanted to inform you about the endangered species of the Copperbelly snake.
Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Craniata
Class- Reptilia
Order- Squamata
Family- Colubridae
Genus- Nerodia
Snakes reproduce both by laying eggs and have living eggs hatch inside their bodies. Once the kids are born the parent snakes n longer takes care of them. They survive on their own. Snakes reproduce externally like most other animals.
We could show eating commercials about snakes. We should raise snakes so we could cook them and sell in restaurants. I mean lets think about this, we sell alligator, body parts of pigs, cows, ox’s, why not eat snake. Some animals are becoming endangered so we will need something to start eating, if you were hunting or camping then you would cook the animals in the land. People can not say they do not like it until they tried it because we eat all sorts of animals and snakes are just another one for us to eat.
I need to find out more research about Copperbelly snakes. Maybe if I traveled to southeaster Illinois, western Tennessee, or northwestern Kentucky to do some studies and bring back some research then we would be better off with selling products of copper bellies. On the internet there is not much information because they are endangered and they hide in areas.
With the Copperbelly snake there is no way that a new species could occur because they only mate within themselves. They do not get along with other snakes so they live, travel, reproduce with themselves and snakes like them. They can not be with their children because they are alone and calm until a prey comes or if they are in danger.
I do not think we should proceed with this commercial for eating the snakes because what happens if people do not want to eat the snake we will be out of business. We could try this process later on in life but it should not take place right now.





http://www.caringtogether.com/exotics/snakes2.html
http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/index.htm
http://www.ask.com/web?o=0&qsrc=6&l=dir&q=How+Do+Snakes+Reproduce
http://herpcenter.ipfw.edu/outreach/accounts/reptiles/snakes/Copperbelly_water_snake/CopperbellyFactSheet.pdfv