WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT:Pythons yield hides for specialty items

Although if given the option of either relocating a rat or killing it Id probably choose to relocate it. In the case of ferrell pythons I think euthanizing them is the best option. Theres no good place to put them if they're caught.

Originally Posted by dturner100

I think a mod should move this thread into "hell" so we can use our language freely as some are bound to have very strong feelings about the topic itself, and things said within the thread.

Or perhaps we should learn to articulate our feelings & beliefs in an intelligent manner without resorting to vulgarity?

WOW AND THAT TOPIC PIC IS NOT VULGARITY ? LOL WOW

I believe she's referring to your "I'd to see them get their heads chopped off. Id may (I assume you meant pay..lol) to see that" comment...

YES I DID MEAN PAY THANKS FOR THE CORRECTION. BUT ITS THE WAY OF THE WORLD ANYTHING WE DONT LIKE OR UNDERSTAND OR CONTROL WE KILL

Originally Posted by xtreme dragons

WOW AND THAT TOPIC PIC IS NOT VULGARITY ? LOL WOW

No, it is not. It is a reality. One that is important for us to face, both as individuals & as a group.

All the screaming and cursing in the world does not change facts, nor does it offer a constructive solution to the real problem at hand. All it does is make us look like hot headed morons ~ just as our opposition portrays us to be.

In case the issue at hand has been lost in the senseless posturing I'll summarize.

Zarmarti has violated Florida's licensing policies for the legal capture and euthanasia of captured feral burms, he also most likely neglected to have it checked for a microchip.

In my opinion his license needs to be permanently revoked, he should turn over the money he made from the illegally harvested burm(s), he should be fined & we as a group should black list his breeding/supply business.

By not following the law he is nothing more than a poacher operating on Federal land & should be treated as such.


And furthermore, in my previous post I was referring to the post that I quoted so as to avoid any misunderstanding of what exactly I was responding to.

Originally Posted by xtreme dragons

WOW AND THAT TOPIC PIC IS NOT VULGARITY ? LOL WOW

I've gotta say the vulgarity began with the photo posted by the op.

The snake in the OP was a ferrell snake caught in Florida. Its not a matter of not liking it or not understanding it. Its about controlling what will inevitably be an out of control invasive species to protect the native environment. Problem is you have to do something with them once they're caught. Zoos wont take them, you cant rehome them as pets, and you cant ship them to their native land. The only other option is to euthanize them. And the nest way to do it is by chopping off the head. And from there, instead of letting them go to waste, you use the skin for a purpose. Honestly it all falls on the irresponsible owners that put them there. Dont be mad at the people that have to fix the problem (even if the fix is not pretty), be mad at the idiots that let them go in the wild.

Freezing reptiles and decapitation are both considered inhumane by the AVA. Freezing makes them immobile, but they can still feel. As they freeze ice crystals form in the muscles and tissues causing an aggonizing, slow death. I see stupid people in forums all the time telling people to freeze their reptiles to kill them. The slow metabolism of the snakes makes decapitation a slow painful process. As someone who kills and processes animals for a living, I am sure he has little compassion for the animals he is killing in these horrible photos.

For the person who feels that removing the snakes from the everglades is going to save our pets, you couldnt be more wrong. HSUS and PETA are backing legislation (a violation of their 501c3 status) to take away our rights to have pets and is using the overstated "problem" of the everglades to justify their agenda of no animals for food, no animals for experimentation, no animals for entertainment (circus and zoos) and no pets. If not the everglades propaganda, they will latch on to something else. Nothing will stop them short of taking away their 501c3 status and exposing them for what they are. There are 250,000 animal rights fanatics holding 63,000,000 pet owning house holds hostage.

Someone else mentioned that these animals are not pets and need to be killed. What do you think happens to the PETS that are turned in in Floridas "pet amnesty" roundups? They probably wind up in the same place while their owners have to live with what they did for their pets own good.