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Carlos

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Hey my friends, I get screwed big time last night, some son of a b..... poisoned my dog and break in to my snake house last night, all my adults and sud-adults corns and cal. king snakes are gone, I fly from my office this morning when my wife call me and take my dog to the vet, but he is gone. The hell was this afternoon when my kids coming from the school and find out what happend to our dog. I can relace my snakes but not our friend. I'm only ask for those guys that live in Florida please keep your eyes open and help me to catch those son of a b......... Carlos
 
oh carlos

im so sorry and so amazed to hear such a story.
i just cant and i mean cant imagine someone doing something like that..its sick - cruel - indecent- damm i could go on and on.
please let us all know what we can do for you and also for your child..how to explain things of such nature to a child i wonder.....
i can airborne you a kitty if you want one..or two...or three..
really though..very sad story and my best wishes to your family.

kim
 
Carlos...I KNOW what you're going through! It's absolutely horrible...and they killed your dog?? I SWEAR I would SHOOT THEM!! My life in jail would be WORTH IT!!
Give us a little more information, like...exactly what was stolen, how old, how big, what sex, where are YOU?? What part of Florida?? Etc...

On a lighter note...I'd LOVE to send you a FREE DOG, but my ex-wife isn't housebroken, and she bites, sorry!!

I'm on your side, pal!! ....Neil
 
Sorry to hear about your loss man.  <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('>  When you catch the son of a b1+ch who did it, I recommend using Tom Burns' pinky press method for reparation.  <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'> Good dogs are hard to come by. I hope you can also recover your snakes. I say when you find him, put his name up here so we can crucify the heartless b@s+@rd. Best regards to your family.
 
Carlos,

            I already emailed you and let you know what I think of these scumbags. It never surpises me what people will do to avoid working for something themselves, with no feeling towards you, your family or dog, all they wanted was quick grab of your animals.  These people are beyond scumbags and like I said to you earlier I think it is someone you know pretty well .... sorry to say.  Otherwise they would not have known about the dog and where the snakes were and all the other details they needed to know in order to screw up your life so well.  the people who did this should be punished and if it were up to me it would be a very unpleasant punishment.


Gary Walsch
Sunshine State Reptiles
 
Carlos
Dude...I don't know what to say
I am sorry for your loss,
I gotta go with Neil no this , give a detailed list of what got ripped off to the local pet stores and to all the importers in Miami. I would also post a list here , cause hell man theives do travel, and your dog , ...man what jerks[I would like to use more colorful language here,but rules are rules]
Also be wary of your friends[they steal too]try to think of anybody new you had over to your place in the last few months that took maybe a particular interest in your animals
I hope you catch them
I would assume you also have pics of everything
peace  <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>
 
hey Carlos , man that just sucks worse then being scammed by a net buy 10x's over . I hafta agree with John on this one , sit down  make a list of all your friends and people that may have been with them when they came over ? also i wouldnt say much to any of them right off unless they come over , you know like act like nothings wrong. Then i would look into paying each one a visit  chances are if any of them are guilty you will catch up on this by there mannerism when you are around.  alos make ph calls to the ones that have been around you lately act as non chalontly as possible on the phone  see how they act usally you can tell when a persons nervous about something or tries to be short or changing the tones in there voice when you talk to them. i truely hope none of your friends would do this but you just never can tell what people will do . also might be another thing try to think of any that may be on hard times or strapped for cash ?  man this just really sucks BIGtime . I feel for your kids the worst of all i know how much my dog means to my kid and how i would attempt to tell him it died naturally much less at the hands of someone  else w intent .
good luck and do keep us posted
 
Carlos - Sorry to hear about your misfortune.. You are right, it's impossible to replace a friend.. What a cowardly act to perpetrate.  Please list (or send me an e-mail) what was taken (number of animals, ages, sexes, morphs etc.) as even though I'm on the opposite coast, there's always a chance myself or another dealer out here could be offered your animals in a sale or trade.. I'll do my part to alert every reptile person I know in Northern California of the situation and we'll do our best to assist you in recovering your animals..

We feel for you,

Stephen Emerick
Napa Valley Snakes
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So very sorry to hear what happened Carlos...the sick part is that it is a real possibility that it was someone you know.

I second the notion of posting a list...like Stephen I'm in northern cali, and can't do much unless someone starts selling, but I can forward it on to people up here and down in LA to help expand the network of people watching out for your animals.
 
Carlos,

The reptile market here in Utah is nearly non-existent. However, it's a long-shot, but I will put the word out here. Good luck again. Given the circumstances, I hope your family is coping well.
 
Hey Carlos sorry to hear about your lost

and Everyone els Lets keep an eye out for anyone who is selling corn snakes and what not always do a background check of the animals.
Also Carlos can you post a list of stuff taht was taken like what kind of snake morphs sex and age

Let us know what to look out for

Thanx

Winston
Best of Luck
 
Carlos,

I'm real sorry to hear about something like this happening.  I can imagine what a crushing blow it would be.  Personally, I would spend my last dime tracking down the culprits and administer some back alley style justice.

If those adult corns you got from me were taken, I believe I still have the photos of them.  Would be a snap to post them here.

Heck, now this has me wondering if it might be a good idea to set up a separate section solely for listing stolen animals. That might be worthwhile setting up and have a central location for people to check on for situations like this.
 
Rich ,
thats a very good idea however it would be nice to know it was never used , if ya know what i mean  lol  i think the population would like that added in as well
 
I too live in Florida, and we found evidence of someone trying to break into our house when we were gone. Whoever tried was pretty stupid apparently. One of our neighbors said they heard very loud noises coming from this direction when we think they tried to get in.

The person(s) trying to get in probably figured he/she/they were making too much noise and left or they could have heard/seen us coming home and parking the car in the driveway and hauled a$$....

When we saw someone had taken off the screen on one of the back windows and saw prying marks on the window, we knew someone tried..

I don't even tell people around here that I have snakes. Maybe 2 or 3 people know. Only one of them is into snakes, and he's too chicken 3$IJ to steal anything, but I wouldn't put it past him telling someone else where they are for the taking..

I figured whoever it was was probably after my music equipment, as I've probably got $20,000 worth of equipment, but there's always a chance they were after my snakes, which isn't worth near as much $$$.

Charles Woodard
 
damm carlos,
i dont even know what to say, i do know ALOT of people in FL that do bounty hunting, they might be able to help.
but listen man, i breed $1000 pit bulls here in philly and i would be happy to give you one for free if you pay the shipping. just somthing to think about.
sorry for your loss, i have had the same dog for 10 years and i cant even imagine what your going thru.

josh myers
 
Carlos
send me a list and I will keep my eyes open at the reptile show this weekend here in Mi.
Rich, I like your idea of a theft section but, it could possibly get abused by some people that could be putting blame else
where[like off themselves], or by vindictive idiots with a grudge  fft
peace
 
There has been a lot of bad things happening with animals lately.  

A few weeks ago a pet store burned down (in New Jersey) and a lot of animals died.  Further, the animals that did live are at an animal hospital and are burned badly.  

Two weeks ago, some punk neighborhood kids smashed our 8 foot by 6 foot storefront window.  It killed 2 of my adult dumerils (the glass cut and/or crushed them.)

Now someone kills Carlos' dog and steals his animals.  Obviously it had to be someone who knows you Carlos.  Most people don't walk around with poison to kill a dog, unless they know they are going to encounter a dog.  What kind of dog was it?

Ciro Spina
 
Hello Ciro and all the fellows. Bandit was a Black German Sheeper. Right at the end of my back yard is a public park, the police say maybe I been watching without we notice. Even my daughter make a sign in the school that say “Daddy’s Snake Room” and I have that hanging in the door of my snake house. I never believe some one can break in a property and kill a dog to steal snakes, man that is unbelievable. But I guarantee every one that will be the first and the last, if ever any one try again they will find a fatal surprise. In this world nothing is hided forever and I know one day I will find out who do this. The snakes can be replaced, but not our dog . Thanks to every one that is looking for those ……………
 
Pitbulls, eh Josh? The only dog I was raised around. And the only dog I will raise my kids around. My last one was a 105lb. purebred Colby bloodline pit. Hey, I'll pay for the shipping. Send me one. *LOL*  <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>

Carlos,
I hope you invested in a watch-Gaboon Viper. Talk about a fatal surprise..... hehehe......  <img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>
 
here is a list of what was stolen from Carlos...
http://pmherps.com/carlos.html

This is what was stolen from Carlos Lahitte, Miami FL on April 09,2002
                        all are adults unless noted otherwise...

Corns

1.1 Reverse Okeetee
1.1 Bloodred
1.1 Normal het Lavender ( some zigzag in pattern)
1.1 Snow
1.1 Sunglow Motley
1.1 Charcoal
1.0 ZigZag Anery
1.1 Amel Motley 2000's
1.2 Blizzard 2000's
0.1 Hypo 2000's
1.2 Creamsicle 2000's
1.2 Okeetee
1.2 Miami Phase
1.0 Hypo (large animal)
1.1 Milksnake Phase
0.1 Ghost
0.2 Amelanistic
0.2 Anery 2000's


Kings

1.1 Banana
1.1 Hypo Brooks
0.1 Goini
1.2 50/50 California


Milks

Honduran 2000's (just arrived frm Gred Hillman)
1.0 Hypo
0.2 Normal (het amel)
0.1 Aberrant (almost jet black)

any information that would aid in the recovery of the above animals would be appreciated and should be directed to Carlos..
 
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