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I remember a time when Animal Planet had interesting shows you could watch. Now, 95% of the time I look at what is on, it is some show about people getting attacked by animals and making all these really amazing creatures seem like terrible beasts.
Does anyone else miss the days when you could find out some interesting factoid about animals you knew little about, instead of always hearing about so and so hiking and getting eaten by a shark/cougar/dog.
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Ball Pythons:
1.2 Normal
1.2 Pastel
0.1 Black Pastel
2.0 Het Orange Ghost
0.1 Orange Ghost
1.1 Mojave
1.2 Spider
1.1 Albino
0.1 Het Albino
1.0 Piebald
0.1 Double het, Albino Pied
Other:
0.1 Irian Jaya x Jungle Carpet python
1.0 Jungle Carpet Python
1.0 Tiger Retic
1.1 Burmese Pythons
1.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boas
3.3 Corn Snakes
0.0.1 American Alligator
1.0 Savannah Monitor
0.0.1 Argus Monitor
1.0 Chinese Water Dragon
0.1 Brown Basilisk
1.2 Crested Gecko
0.1 Sulcata Tortoise
1.1 Sugar Gliders
1.1 Puppies

i agree now you tune in and all thats on are Poodles doing back flips and cats saying "MaMaaa"

Sadly, the objective is ratings, not education or intellectual standards.

I remember when Steve Irwin(Crocidle Hunter) was still on animal planet that was when animal planet actually had some good shows on there.
If only Steve could come back.
Curse that sting ray
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1.0 normal
0.1 Black Back
1.0 Yellow Belly

I agree, sure do miss that crazy nut bar Steve Irwin, and I definately don't mean that in a negative way, he was the most enthusiastic, energetic, and charismatic person ever to represent reptiles, and all animals for that matter.. ever, and his passion was infectious. If he were still alive I think things would be very different, and he would probably be freaking out about some of the legislature and general tone towards keeping reptiles,ect. and I'm not sure, but I think, some issues and people would be "stepping down or climbing down off of" the rath of Steve Irwin.
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Jeff Benfer
1.0 cinnamon pastel Python regius
1.1 pastel Python regius
1.1 mojave Python regius
0.3 normal Python regius
1.3 Terrapene carolina thriunguis
2.3 Terrapene carolina carolina
4.1 Kinosternon baurii
1.1 Malaclemys terrapin terrapin
2.2 double het albino and anerythristicThamnophis sirtalis parietalis
1.0 anerythristic Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis
2.3 Iowa snow Thamnophis radix
0.2 het Christmas albino Thamnophis radix
1.1 double het cherry erythristic, albino Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
1.1 melanistic Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
2.0 66% het snow Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
1.2 flame Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
1.1 triple heterozygous for amelanistic,carmel, and stripe Pantherophis guttatus
0.1 anerythristic motley Pantherophis guttatus
0.1 butter p.h. stripe Pantherophis guttatus
0.1 carmel stripe p.h. amel Pantherophis guttatus
0.1 amelanistic p.h. carmel,stripe Pantherophis guttatus

It's so disgusting. It is definitely not helping with all these bills in congress.
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Ball Pythons:
1.2 Normal
1.2 Pastel
0.1 Black Pastel
2.0 Het Orange Ghost
0.1 Orange Ghost
1.1 Mojave
1.2 Spider
1.1 Albino
0.1 Het Albino
1.0 Piebald
0.1 Double het, Albino Pied
Other:
0.1 Irian Jaya x Jungle Carpet python
1.0 Jungle Carpet Python
1.0 Tiger Retic
1.1 Burmese Pythons
1.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boas
3.3 Corn Snakes
0.0.1 American Alligator
1.0 Savannah Monitor
0.0.1 Argus Monitor
1.0 Chinese Water Dragon
0.1 Brown Basilisk
1.2 Crested Gecko
0.1 Sulcata Tortoise
1.1 Sugar Gliders
1.1 Puppies

I would just be happy if they would stop calling ball pythons dangerous snakes, and calling pythons boas, and boas pythons...and in general, know what damn animal they are talking about.
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1.1.0 Black Milk Snakes
4.5.1 Ball Pythons
1.1.0 Mexican Black Milksnakes
1.0.0 Yorkshire Terrier (Ragnar)
0.1.0 Kenya Sand Boa het Snow (Moo)
0.1.0 BCI (Annabelle)
1.3.0 Mice
0.1.0 Girlfriend (Alex)
1.0.0 Unborn Children

yes. brady barr. what a drama queen. it'd be great if he stopped screaming constantly, and took it easier on the snakes - he really strangles them.

but the screaming... ok ok, we know its a big one... just stop yelling for one second.

...villainous behaviour, etc, etc...

Animal Planet is the same as the rest of the channels.

'Reality' television.....umm, yeah, reality...

I've grown used to it.
Or I suppose I haven't, since 98% of my TV viewing consists of MMA and documentary films.

Documentaries and mixed martial arts. All the reality TV I need.

BB

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"Have you hugged your drummer today?" --- Me

What ever happened to Austin Stevens? I never see him on there anymore.

I just caught his show for the first time on Discovery (Canada) last week.

Is Austin Stevens authentic or another of television's 'pre-fab Explorers'??

In the episode I saw he was hunting rattlesnakes on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.

The rattlesnake we are shown in the cut-to 'stock/captive footage' while he is searching is deep in shed.

The rattlesnake he captures as the 'realization' of his vision/conquest?
FRESHLY SHED....

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Ever watch that 'Man VS Wild' show?
Catch the episode where he was taming/breaking/saddling a wild horse?
That wild horse had horseshoes. Aaaaaahahahaha
And he loses all credibility with me. YEP....

I'll stick with my fellow Canadian, Les Stroud, AKA Survivorman, for outdoor adventure shows.
Sure, he's not looking for snakes. But, when he does find one, he genuinely offers up a non-threatening, educational lesson.

BB

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"Have you hugged your drummer today?" --- Me

Did you see the one where Bear comes across a BEAUTIFUL full grown boa? He killed this huge gorgeous creature for ONE MEAL!!!!!! I liked the guy until he did that. That pissed me OFF!! I turned the TV off and threw the remote at the couch, and my girlfriend was like.."umm WTF..lol" So I told her, and she was appalled.

AMEN!
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Cheers,
Jessica
10.15 Ball Pythons; 8.9 Corn Snakes; 0.0.1 Green Tree Python
2.2 Jungle Carpet Pythons
1.0 Cay Caulker
1.0 Nic, 0.1 Tpos Nic
1.0 Hypo Het Albino BCI, 0.1 Albino BCI
0.0.1 BCC (almost 20 yrs old)
3.0 Crazy Dogs and 2.0 cats
Some Tropical Fish
...........and growing!

I hate the direction they have taken this channel. I miss the days of good programming. Not sure what has caused this change. My kids even got scared by one of the commercials with monkeys spraying blood everywhere. Not a watchable channel anymore.
Justin

Amen to that statement, I used to watch animal planet all the time, I gave up even bothering to check and see if anything good is on. I think it went downhill ever since the gianormous loss of Steve Irwin the croc. hunter.
It used to be more balanced, now its just vet shows, animal cops, dog shows. They should just rename it the cat and dog planet.
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Jeff Benfer
1.0 cinnamon pastel Python regius
1.1 pastel Python regius
1.1 mojave Python regius
0.3 normal Python regius
1.3 Terrapene carolina thriunguis
2.3 Terrapene carolina carolina
4.1 Kinosternon baurii
1.1 Malaclemys terrapin terrapin
2.2 double het albino and anerythristicThamnophis sirtalis parietalis
1.0 anerythristic Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis
2.3 Iowa snow Thamnophis radix
0.2 het Christmas albino Thamnophis radix
1.1 double het cherry erythristic, albino Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
1.1 melanistic Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
2.0 66% het snow Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
1.2 flame Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
1.1 triple heterozygous for amelanistic,carmel, and stripe Pantherophis guttatus
0.1 anerythristic motley Pantherophis guttatus
0.1 butter p.h. stripe Pantherophis guttatus
0.1 carmel stripe p.h. amel Pantherophis guttatus
0.1 amelanistic p.h. carmel,stripe Pantherophis guttatus

I've recently noticed a huge change in their programming. I used to have that channel on most of the time. With all the new "killer critter" shows and now the Jockey show that continually shows horses and Jockey's getting hurt, I rarely watch that channel. And that darn Monkey commercial is very upsetting! Seems everytime I turn to that channel, something is suffering or getting eaten alive.

What are they thinking over there at Animal Planet???

Perhaps a letter writing campaign is in order?
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