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More bad publicity!!!

LOL... I'm sorry, I can't take this as seriously as I should because the part about the prizewinning goose reminds me so much of that episode of Curb your enthusiasm...
 
I run a reptile rescue in Kissimmee, and frankly I'm glad they didn't bring it to me. They took it to the Serpentarium, which is a great place for it. I rescue pythons and very large snakes, but just don't have the setup for a large anaconda like that. Beautiful snake--makes me wonder who would release it rather than just take it to the Serpentarium or a rescue....what a shame.
 
Pepper said:
LOL... I'm sorry, I can't take this as seriously as I should because the part about the prizewinning goose reminds me so much of that episode of Curb your enthusiasm...
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lol yeah they killed it playing golf, straight WEAK! lol

but def. not funny at all about the large snake :ack2: crazy how people don't research an animal before buying it as a pet :rolleyes:
 
What I love is the automatic jump to conclusion that it was bought and released. With all the storms and houses and businesses destroyed in hurricanes and all in florida, I just have to love that the assumption each time is that someone bought it and released it. Most will try to sell rather than release. It just doesn't make sense that every time it is just automatically decided that this was a release by a irresponsible reptile owner. Makes me so dang mad.
 
kmarsh said:
What I love is the automatic jump to conclusion that it was bought and released.
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It is not a "jump to conclusion" situation. It is official government policy. Truth and facts be damned.
 
How many Afrocks have killed people? I didn't think there were any reports of Afrocks killing anyone...and yet, there goes another so-called "journalist" spewing off crap they don't understand and don't want to.

It's sad how almost everyone is so ignorant about snakes. Even fellow grad students, when I showed them one of my ball pythons, asked if it was "poisonous," had fangs, had ever bitten me, and all manner of questions that showed they knew absolutely nothing about snakes. I mean, if these "smart" people buy into all the myths without question, how are we ever going to educate the general public?
 
oh yeah i've heard " but aren't you afraid they'll kill your dogs?" talking about my ball pythons killing my golden retriever and black lab, like the snakes just roam the house freely or something even if it was possible. Also just recently got into an argument about how snakes were evil because they killed mice. Then when i made the girl look stupid by saying "but you eating a chicken sandwich right now, why is the chickens life not important and you are not evil?" so she tried to save her self by saying that snakes represent satan and are evil and i should look in the bible. i had to walk away on that one.
 
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oh yeah i've heard " but aren't you afraid they'll kill your dogs?" talking about my ball pythons killing my golden retriever and black lab, like the snakes just roam the house freely or something even if it was possible. Also just recently got into an argument about how snakes were evil because they killed mice. Then when i made the girl look stupid by saying "but you eating a chicken sandwich right now, why is the chickens life not important and you are not evil?" so she tried to save her self by saying that snakes represent satan and are evil and i should look in the bible. i had to walk away on that one.
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Good lord.... ;)
 
Anyone here ever read Desmond Morris's Men and Snakes? Not bashing anyone's religion here, but both biological responses, taught and embred, and Christianity, are responsible for the overall hatred of snakes in general. The only animal that most people hate more than snakes are roaches. The blame in the hatred of snakes fall into many categories, but education, over many generations, is the only way to get people to not hate snakes, and even that is a doubtful proposition. And this comes from a person with 40+ snakes in my house (and I raise hissing cockroaches too---but hate it when I see a "wild" roach in my house, go figure).
 
reptileclan said:
Anyone here ever read Desmond Morris's Men and Snakes? Not bashing anyone's religion here, but both biological responses, taught and embred, and Christianity, are responsible for the overall hatred of snakes in general. The only animal that most people hate more than snakes are roaches. The blame in the hatred of snakes fall into many categories, but education, over many generations, is the only way to get people to not hate snakes, and even that is a doubtful proposition. And this comes from a person with 40+ snakes in my house (and I raise hissing cockroaches too---but hate it when I see a "wild" roach in my house, go figure).
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lol well yeah i didn't want to go there but yeah that's some dumb christian nonsense!!! (and before i get bashed i was forced to be brought up christian, confirmed all that good stuff) but snakes represent satan and evil come on that's just ignorance. i mean i've never hit a girl but wow i wanted to slap her lol i had no choice but walk away!!
 
I'd say about half of it is our natural reaction to snakes (a survival instinct, if you will). The rest of the reaction is shared amongst several regions for many different reasons. Christianity isn't the only religion that does not look favorably on snakes. Then again, I'm Christian, and I don't believe snakes are evil. Satan took the form of a snake, yes, and the snake was cursed, but we were cursed too. The snake was one of God's created creatures, so it can't be evil in and of itself.
 
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I'd say about half of it is our natural reaction to snakes (a survival instinct, if you will). The rest of the reaction is shared amongst several regions for many different reasons. Christianity isn't the only religion that does not look favorably on snakes. Then again, I'm Christian, and I don't believe snakes are evil. Satan took the form of a snake, yes, and the snake was cursed, but we were cursed too. The snake was one of God's created creatures, so it can't be evil in and of itself.
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and that's the exact statement i left her with too, when i walked away!
 
WOW and as i typed that last response, the "12 foot anaconda that has been feasting on native ducks" just got ran on the local news here in VA at 6:30am :ack2:
 
Satan actually took the form of a serpent. Theologians debate that it was a dragon. Whatever form he took had LEGS. As after the fall, came the decree that he would crawl on his belly, etc.

I am a Christian and have kept snakes most of my life. Most of the fear of snakes is ignorance. Education is our job.

I do hate roaches though... Only thing I hate more would be ticks.
 
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