From what I have read roach eating and other bug eating contests are fairly common around Halloween, so I'm not sure how much of a deal that part of it is.



I read elsewhere (ball python forums) that some people were upset that people were upset. They claimed that this event shows our true colors as being less of a community and more of an industry because the first thought many people had was selfish (what will this do to us?) not more empathetic (somebody died, children lost a father, etc). Especially when it is pointed out that the person who perished must have been part of this so-called herp community- who else would eat roaches for a ball python?



It might, if anything, put into relief the differences within the herp group. Some people do seem much more interested in the industry side, and others seem more into the natural history side.

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• Seigel's Roach eating contest death! - DMong, Tue Oct 9 15:08:08 2012
• What I'm wondering - gerryg, Tue Oct 9 15:26:05 2012
• RE: Seigel's Roach eating contest death! - Dniles, Wed Oct 10 20:23:03 2012
• RE: Seigel's Roach eating contest death! - nategodin, Wed Oct 10 21:25:40 2012
• RE: Seigel's Roach eating contest death! - DMong, Thu Oct 11 00:12:54 2012
• ha ha ha - Dniles, Thu Oct 11 06:23:51 2012
• RE: ha ha ha - gerryg, Thu Oct 11 17:33:48 2012
• RE: ha ha ha - nategodin, Thu Oct 11 17:42:53 2012
• lol, you have no idea... - gerryg, Thu Oct 11 18:32:59 2012
• RE: Seigel's Roach eating contest death! - DISCERN, Thu Oct 11 00:20:24 2012
• All very good points. n/p - Dniles, Thu Oct 11 06:27:32 2012
• RE: Seigel's Roach eating contest death! - captainjack0000, Fri Oct 12 18:20:18 2012