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I WENT TO A HAZMAT CLASS THE OTHER DAY AND ONE OF THE DANGERS IN THE WORK PLACE PHOTOS THE INSTRUCTER HAD WAS AN ELECTRIC UTILITIES BOX W/ TWO GIANT BLACK RATS IN IT. THE SNAKES HAD THEIR MOUTHS OPENED AND WERE PUTTING ON THEIR BEST SHOW. IT WAS A RAD PICTURE AND I WANTED IT BUT THE GUY COULD NOT PRINT THEM NOR WAS HE TOO INTRESTED IN SNAKES. SOMETHING TELLS ME THOSE SNAKES DIDN'T LIVE TOO LONG AFTER THAT PIC WAS TAKEN, THEY WERE BIG THOUGH.

I think we both agree on this.....hazardous materials, and Black Ratsnake?,......I don't see the common denominator there?

What a friggin' joke that is!.........I guess they were supposed to be "portraying" a dangerous species. It would have seemed a little more "authentic" if he had used a pair of rattlesnakes, etc...But that dude is probably just as ignorant as the next when it comes to ANY type of snake .....period!

Yes, once again!,.......the good ol' general public shows there intelligence of snakes..LOL!

I also hope they where someone elses snakes, and where only used temporarily for the "example" photo.

best regards, ~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

you didn't know that black rats were dangerous? Those are cold blooded killers. My aunt said so. And she also saw a puff adder in her garage here in Louisiana.
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