Re: Genetic Study Shows Snake Evolution

[Pluto77189@aol.com]

I see a bit of a logical flaw in this study.  Because snakes are not related to 
monitors, and monitors are possibly related to mosasaurs, and mosasaurs are the 
only aquatic lizard we know of form that time, snakes did not evolve in water.


It's kinda like that holy grail flawed logic--she's a witch because she weighs 
as much as a duck...you know.

Not that I disagree with the findings.  I think it's probable that all marine 
snakes evolved from terrestrial SNAKES.  Eggs, body shape, etc.  The most 
primitive snakes, or those with the most primitive features(remnants of rear 
legs in pythons) are terrestrial.  

Look at all the legless lizards, and the lizards that are nearly legless--all 
terrestrial.  Just like some dinosaurs were probably secondarily flightless, 
some reptiles--maybe even some snakes--are secondarilary legless.