Wow,
Have you ever actually worked with a snake of any kind? Your comments are so far from the truth I honestly can't figure out whether to laugh or cry. As for your comment on flying missile snakes after 3 months of no feeding....hmmm... are you aware that many of these large snakes go off of feed naturally for several months out of the year? I work with rocks, retics, anacondas, and scrubs and all of them can be worked with to be trained to know the difference between feeding time and cleaning time even after their normal fast period (for a few of mine it goes 6 to 7 months). Yup, even then I can tap their snouts lightly with a tap pole and then go about my business of shifting them or crating them. As for feed response, yes these animals have a very healthy appetite, but then so do many dogs. Try taking a bone from a dobie, pit, or rottie and in many cases you'll get bit. Same goes for a retic and a rabbit. Doesn't mean the snake is pure unbridled evil, it just means that you need to be a little smarter than the snake. Proper husbandry, good old fashioned common sense, and the right tools to work with these snakes makes them no more dangerous then the keeping of any other large animal.
You also are too much of a novice to know that the vast majority of bites from snakes (large and small) are defensive in nature. Meaning they bite quickly and release just as quickly. Not every snake is looking to eat you, your friend, your friends baby. Also, most bites from large snakes can be avoided with, again, the utilization of the proper tools and safety protocols. Does this mean a person will never take a hit from a pet snake? No, but hey there is a chance I might get a cut on my hand while working in the yard pruning the rose bushes. Your inability to see the forest for the trees shows you to be ignorant of any fact, experience, or opinion worth the air it takes for you to express it. Your diatribe has been little more than a blame game with no real reason for existence other then a means for you to vent your little piece of hate. Sadly our society has come to the conclusion that all noise has merit and should be heard, when, as your sad commentary proves, too much noise keeps the truth from being heard.
Shane

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