Posted by:
Rob Lewis
at Wed Nov 18 17:43:00 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Rob Lewis ]
...as to speak for the original poster (whom I do not know). I think most people reacting are missing the actual intent of the post. It does not seem to me that the intent of the post is to glorify a rat suffering but, rather, to show a snake subduing it's prey in an unusual way.
Could the video have been edited to show just the strike/subdue sequence? Sure. Could the music have been different? Sure, however, I don't think the music was put there as a soundtrack. I think it just happened to be what he was listening to while he fed his snakes (not my taste but, whatever).
I care for all animals, not just snakes, and don't like to see animals suffer any more than the next person. In fact, when I do need to feed live or euthanize a prey item prior to feeding I usually say a little prayer asking for forgiveness for killing an animal. The bottom line, however, is the snake did what snakes do and if you want to care for snakes that is part of it.
I feed F/T as much as possible but please make no mistake, those rats in your freezer went through just as much suffering as the rat in that video before they were packaged neatly and sent to you. If you have never seen a rat gassed; they gasp for air, turn in circles, stumble and fall. The process takes just about as long as it did for the snake in the video to kill the rat. Just something to think about.
Rob
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- Creikey!! look at that strike! LOL - djslurp1200, Tue Nov 17 18:24:49 2009
- RE: Creikey!! look at that strike! LOL - djslurp1200, Tue Nov 17 18:25:55 2009
- RE: Creikey!! look at that strike! LOL - FRoberts, Wed Nov 18 00:08:08 2009
- RE: Creikey!! look at that strike! LOL - kingofspades, Wed Nov 18 04:23:25 2009
- RE: Creikey!! look at that strike! LOL - ohernz, Wed Nov 18 05:21:31 2009
- RE: Creikey!! look at that strike! LOL - zippy00_99, Wed Nov 18 10:57:17 2009
- Extremly Dangerous Feeding Practice - trevid, Wed Nov 18 11:29:32 2009
- Distasteful in respects - Kaa22, Wed Nov 18 12:49:26 2009
- Sad, feed live but feed right ! - Watever, Wed Nov 18 15:33:27 2009
- well my thoughts.... - Pitoon, Wed Nov 18 16:55:22 2009
If I may be so bold..... - Rob Lewis, Wed Nov 18 17:43:00 2009
- Wow... - tat2darin, Wed Nov 18 20:56:12 2009
- RE: Creikey!! look at that strike! LOL - Jeffrodgers, Wed Nov 18 21:36:49 2009
- RE: Creikey!! look at that strike! LOL - PHLdyPayne, Thu Nov 19 10:46:50 2009
- IT IS CRUEL..YOU BEAST! - zefdin, Fri Nov 20 17:35:41 2009
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