Posted by:
vareptilerescue
at Sat Jun 21 00:08:27 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by vareptilerescue ]
One point I try to make to folks considering large boids, including burmese pythons, is this: Large boids as pets can be considered more "dangerous" than most venomous snakes as pets!!
"WHAT?!?!?!" You may cry, "NO WAY!!" But consider this:
If you're bitten by a venomous snake, you have time to react, put the snake back in its cage, call 911, get to the hospital, etc - most of the time.
If a large boid grabs you in feed response, and gets you just the right way, you *may* not make it to the phone to call 911...
(Now, before people slay me, realize that I understand the odds of either of these situations happening is minimal if you have any clue about keeping reptiles. Further, in either scenario, a second person should always be on hand to assist.)
--Bonnie Keller
PS - the snake in this picture is one of THREE albino burms I've gotten into the rescue in the last year... plus three large natural burms... And all of them came from "knowledgeable" keepers.
VA Reptile Rescue
-----
Bonnie Keller
VA Reptile Rescue
www.vareptilerescue.org
[ Hide Replies ]
|
One more thing to consider..... - vareptilerescue, Sat Jun 21 00:08:27 2003 