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Just watched the show. Some inbred with a huge tiger retic lets the python escape in his house, and is found wrapped around their 3 yr old. Luckily the child will be ok. These idiots should be fined 50,000 or more. These are the jokes that make our our passion for these amazing reptiles soon to be a thing of the past. One suggestion. When you cant afford the proper caging, dont buy the animal. Educate your buyers as much as possible. I have turned down sales , where I thought the snakes life seemed to be in question. This stuff pisses me off.

I'm not defending the idiots who allowed their 3 year old to be attacked by a large retic, but I think at least some anger should also be focused on the media. What happened to the child was terrible, but it is an extremely rare event. And in the end it was probably no worse than a dog bite, which probably happens 1000 times more often, and some are fatal. Where is all the legislation to ban dogs?? Heck, this story got more media coverage than cases of murdered kids. It's out of proportion.

Thanks,
Ed

>>Just watched the show. Some inbred with a huge tiger retic lets the python escape in his house, and is found wrapped around their 3 yr old. Luckily the child will be ok. These idiots should be fined 50,000 or more. These are the jokes that make our our passion for these amazing reptiles soon to be a thing of the past. One suggestion. When you cant afford the proper caging, dont buy the animal. Educate your buyers as much as possible. I have turned down sales , where I thought the snakes life seemed to be in question. This stuff pisses me off.

I agree that the media is ignorant about this. News Flash..... The media is ignorant about everything and we all know that,so when this happens we can only blame ourselves. The humane society (oxy moron if their ever was one) and PETA are all about lies. They want to make owning a pet of any kind illegal, and the idots with the retic just put a smile on their faces.

I respectfully disagree. I don't think you would be to blame if
someone bought a snake from you and then 5 years down the road did something stupid (like those people with the retic that attacked their 3 year old) or had some sort of accident with the snake. There will ALWAYS be accidents and irresponsible people, whether it is with snakes, dogs, cars, etc.

PETA and HSUS are the enemies/bad guys, not "ourselves".

Thanks,
Ed

>>I agree that the media is ignorant about this. News Flash..... The media is ignorant about everything and we all know that,so when this happens we can only blame ourselves. The humane society (oxy moron if their ever was one) and PETA are all about lies. They want to make owning a pet of any kind illegal, and the idots with the retic just put a smile on their faces.

... if you want accountability for the actions of customers.

Scenario: You sell a burmese python to a customer who is fairly
knowledgeable and has a decent cage set up to house the snake. Five years later, he loses his job and can't afford to care for the snake anymore. So in a moment of extremely poor judgement, he releases the snake in the woods. A few days later, the snake eats a neighbor's poodle, or even worse, bites a young kid. Since the snake's owner has no money, guess who might be the next person in the civil lawsuit?

Thanks,
Ed

>>I respectfully disagree. I don't think you would be to blame if
>>someone bought a snake from you and then 5 years down the road did something stupid (like those people with the retic that attacked their 3 year old) or had some sort of accident with the snake. There will ALWAYS be accidents and irresponsible people, whether it is with snakes, dogs, cars, etc.
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>>PETA and HSUS are the enemies/bad guys, not "ourselves".
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>>Thanks,
>>Ed
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>>>>I agree that the media is ignorant about this. News Flash..... The media is ignorant about everything and we all know that,so when this happens we can only blame ourselves. The humane society (oxy moron if their ever was one) and PETA are all about lies. They want to make owning a pet of any kind illegal, and the idots with the retic just put a smile on their faces.

You can sue anyone for anything (except for the govt) I am just saying do what you can. I realize that it is impossible to know what these idiots will do with the animals after we sell them, and it is ignorant to think that this wont continue. Its just fruatrating to those of us who take responsibility for our lives and actions , and to see it all go away because of a few morons.

It will never end as long as we protect the idiots from themselves!

The best thing that could have happened did, the child lived! I think the parents should be charged with child endangerment!

We the reptile community really do need to somehow keep our animals from ending up in the hand of the mentally challenged if we want to protect our right to have them ourselves.

Is it wrong for me to require proof of proper caging before I send an animal to a new home? I have had to show proof of a fenced in yard many times before I was able to purchase dogs from breeders, and I went through an exhaustive interview process before I was able to adopt a dog through a rescue organization.

Maybe we could learn something from these dog breeders who place more importance on the safety of their dogs than the sale.

Joel

in my opinion, another reason we are in this mess is because these clowns who walk around in public with their albino burms wrapped around their necks. I have seen plenty of them with Boas and ball pythons as well. The funny thing is, they portray themselves as snake people yet they have the snakes outside in April or May when its only 60 degrees in NY. They overlook the fact that many many people are afraid of snakes. Not just a little afraid but BLOOD PRESSURE RISING, EART SHATTERING, ACTUAL FEAR!!! Its something we as snake people don't understand but its out there and its real. Keep your snakes inside people, its only a matter of time. Mike Panichi
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honesty is my only policy

You are 100% correct, I worked in a pet store as a teenager and I watched a young man walk in with a ball python around his neck. There was a lady paying for cat food that saw the snake and she freaked out and ran through a plate glass window!

I see loose animals at some of the reptile shows being held at local hotels, you can see the patrons of the hotel that are not fans of snakes and I truly feel bad for them...ignorance!

Joel