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The article mentions that the snake is often found "Even in busy parts of Bangkok" why is this the only city in SE Asia mentioned, the snake is often found in other busy cities in the region like Ho Chi Minh, Jakarta even Singapore. Is there any significance to just mentioning BKK? [[Special:Contributions/2001:FB1:11A:2200:84F9:EB5D:3525:53C0|2001:FB1:11A:2200:84F9:EB5D:3525:53C0]] ([[User talk:2001:FB1:11A:2200:84F9:EB5D:3525:53C0|talk]]) 11:37, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
== First described ... ==
This issue may have been settled for Wikipedia articles in general, but it is virtually certain that the rp was NOT first described in 1801. I'm not a historian, and have no knowledge of whether any historical descriptions exist (and been found) from hundreds or thousands of years before 1800 or not. But. Certainly it was described by the indigenous population(s) thousands of years previous, even if no record was made and preserved. I suggest the editors actually write what they mean, and NOT rely on unstated context. The problem with the way it is now is two-fold (IMHO) first it is Euro-centric, second it isn't true. What IS likely to be true is that it was first »formally« described in the [insert discipline here...taxonomic? natural science?...biological?] literature in 1801. So, why not say that? In this case, being accurate (and a bit wordy (pedantic?)) seems to me to alleviate the Euro-centrism of the bald statement, so it'd be worthwhile to do. (Although, truth be told, I'm not sure how noteworthy the publication of its description is. ? Does, say, the European Bison also have a "first described" line? I didn't see it. (It does have a long recorded history.) The problem with this is I don't see how you can justify the noteworthiness of RP's formal description and not also mention when the EB's »description« first entered the scientific (naturalistic?) literature. That seems to imply that species not native to Europe deserve|warrant treatment different than that of common Euro-species.) [[Special:Contributions/98.17.42.35|98.17.42.35]] ([[User talk:98.17.42.35|talk]]) 15:36, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
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