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According to the Associated press, a mouse got his revenge. A home owner in New Mexico caught a mouse in his home. He threw it in a pile of burning leaves outside, the flaming rodent ran from the pile of leaves back to the house and set the house on fire. No people were hurt, but the house was destroyed. There was no mention of the fate of the mouse, but I have to assume he too was destroyed. If the home owner had also died, he would have been a top contender for the 2006 Darwin Award.

>>If the home owner had also died, he would have been a top contender for the 2006 Darwin Award.

I'm amazed at the ignorance in this world. I just hope this idiot didn't have any offspring to further polute the gene pool.
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Jay A. Martin
Jay Martin Reptiles

Too Funny!
Ken

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1.0 Albino Ball Python (Apu)
0.5 Normal Ball Pythons (Norma, Nova, Nala, Nimeesha, Nyoka)
1.1 Argentine B/W Tegus (Draco and Drucilla)
0.1 Columbian B/W Tegu (Diablo)
1.0 Black Throat Monitor (Razor)
1.0 Desert Tortoise (Tubbs) from Tortoise Rescue
1.0 Boxer (Shadow)
0.1 Feline (CK)
1.0 Memory of my Redtail Boa (Mo) which passed away after 28 years

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kvandoren@ocballs.net

Be cheaper ta use mouse traps next time eh.

Quig

np
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Bryan, Atlanta GA

1-0-0 Rescued Ball Python - Apep
0-1-0 Rescued Mountain Horned Dragon - Ki
0-0-1 Rescued Aggressive Bearded Dragon - Zeus
0-0-1 Rescued Non-Alpha Green Iguana - Bud
1-1-0 Rescued Rats... no wait... ROTTEN Little Cats - Ra, Bastet
0-0-1 Rescued Dieting Panda Hamster - Mr. Fluffy
0-1-0 Rescued Little Angelic Kitten - Isis
1-0-0 Horse... whoops... BIG Golden Retriever - Jake
0-1-0 Wife
2-0-0 Kids

The owner would've been disqualified for a Darwin Award. In order to qualify, there has to be a clear and forseeable danger in the action. Although a flaming rodent setting the house ablaze is humorous, it was not clear and forseeable that the rodent would've escaped back into the house.

(On a side note: I am a big fan of natural selection in the human race.)

Chris
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mean people suck

n/p

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Tosha

"Nihil facimus sed id bene facimus"

10.35.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and gang)
1.0.0 Angolan Python (Anakin Skywalker)
0.0.1 Green Tree Python (Verdi - yeah I know but my kids love the book)
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Desert Tortoise (Pope John Paul aka JP )
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.1 Lizard rescued from feline
0.0.0 frogs rescued from pool skimmer

I suspect that the insurance adjuster will look into this story more closely. I'm skeptical.

Bill
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It's not how many snakes you have. It's how happy and healthy you can keep them.

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2.1.0 ball python (aragorn, frodo, arwen)
2.0.0 columbian boa (wiggles and squiggles)
1.0.0 rat snake (alabastered)
0.1.0 corn snake (baby)
3.3.0 cats (rockie, bs, brownie, lerrado, kole, camie)
1.3.0 kids (dilyen, dakota, chyanne, sierra)
Brian n Chrissy

>>I suspect that the insurance adjuster will look into this story more closely. I'm skeptical.
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>>Bill
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>>It's not how many snakes you have. It's how happy and healthy you can keep them.

http://www.local6.com/news/5973746/detail.html
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Jay A. Martin
Jay Martin Reptiles

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It is an award given to someone that has helped humanity out by removing themselves from the gene pool. http://www. darwinawards. com/ (put the thing together for the link.
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Bryan, Atlanta GA

1-0-0 Rescued Ball Python - Apep
0-1-0 Rescued Mountain Horned Dragon - Ki
0-0-1 Rescued Aggressive Bearded Dragon - Zeus
0-0-1 Rescued Non-Alpha Green Iguana - Bud
1-1-0 Rescued Rats... no wait... ROTTEN Little Cats - Ra, Bastet
0-0-1 Rescued Dieting Panda Hamster - Mr. Fluffy
0-1-0 Rescued Little Angelic Kitten - Isis
1-0-0 Horse... whoops... BIG Golden Retriever - Jake
0-1-0 Wife
2-0-0 Kids

i havnt been there in a while. but i still love going there.
always a good read. i have one of the books.
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2.1.0 ball python (aragorn, frodo, arwen)
2.0.0 columbian boa (wiggles and squiggles)
1.0.0 rat snake (alabastered)
0.1.0 corn snake (baby)
3.3.0 cats (rockie, bs, brownie, lerrado, kole, camie)
1.3.0 kids (dilyen, dakota, chyanne, sierra)
Brian n Chrissy

check out their tshirts, if it is your first time there, i have always wanted one, never bothered to order.

But if ya put in more Chlorine, won't everything come out albinos???

Quig

ya i've been there a few times. i also love the darwin fish.
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2.1.0 ball python (aragorn, frodo, arwen)
2.0.0 columbian boa (wiggles and squiggles)
1.0.0 rat snake (alabastered)
0.1.0 corn snake (baby)
3.3.0 cats (rockie, bs, brownie, lerrado, kole, camie)
1.3.0 kids (dilyen, dakota, chyanne, sierra)
Brian n Chrissy

i read that too
see that is what you get for throwing a live animal into a fire. got what he deserves. cruelty to animals is wrong, even if it is snake food.
oh ps that area is under a open fire ban the guy wont get a thing from his insurance, he had an open fire when they were banned and his house burned as a result.

irony at its finest, you tried to get rid of a pest in your house, but ended up with no house anymore in trying to get rid of the pest

next time, go into your back yard, find a nice big bullsnake, kingsnake or other rodent eater, and let it run loose in your house for a day or 2 it will find all of the mice...