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So, I open foxnews.com, and the featured story is this...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332913,00.html

They must really be working to give snakes a bad name.
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1.0 100% het albino ball python (Junah)
0.1 normal Ball python (Alana)
01 50% het albino Retail Boa (Hitomi)

"It actively stalked the dog for a number of days," Douglas said.

And this guy runs a zoo???? And a 110lb scrub at 16'???
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1.1 Blackheaded pythons
1.1 Woma
2.1 Aussie Olives
1.1 Timors
1.1 Bloods
1.1 Balls
2.2 IJ Carpets
1.0 Coastal Carpets
1.2 Macklotts
1.1 Papuan Olives
2.0 Jungle Carpet
0.1 Carpondro
0.1 Jungle/Diamond cross
.1 Brazilian Rainbow boas
0.1 child, CB
0.1 wife, WC

This makes me sick! Snakes already have a bad reputation as it is... this over-dramatic article doesn't help one bit. Not to mention it conveniently showing up while the Boa/Python "ban" proposal is going on.

Thanks for posting the link, by the way. I can't belive this made "front page" news on their website.
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Aubrey Ross

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www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

I think that ban is why it was on the front page news... Why else would they report on natural selection as a hot news topic.
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1.0 100% het albino ball python (Junah)
0.1 normal Ball python (Alana)
01 50% het albino Retail Boa (Hitomi)

Yeah, i'd like to see a 110 lb scrub.

Also, ya think if you find a 16 foot python in your dog house that maybe you keep a close eye on your dog for a few days??? Stupid...