Agreed, however I loved this reply:Quote:
Originally Posted by Annarose15
Wow, the ignorance about snakes is incredibly high. Before you make a comment declaring snakes as "dangerous creatures" that are out to kill the "common man", why not take a few minutes to check out the vital statistics page of your country? Here in BC, over the past 30 years, snakes have only killed two people. Two... over a span of 30 years! Yet, on a yearly basis, horses kill over 40 people... yet horses are acceptable to own. Is it because they are considered "attractive"? How about dogs? There was an incident where a chihuahua killed a 3 month old baby recently. A chihuahua! Not a pit bull or rottweiler. The taco bell dog!
The TRUTH is that you are far more likely to die at the hands of your fellow "common man" than at the hands of ANY reptile! The TRUTH is that you are far more likely to die of an overdose than by your neighbours pet snake! The TRUTH is, because of an archaic superstition that says snakes are evil, the general public doesn't want to hear the truth about these animals. The general public, which includes most of you, are happy living in their ignorant worlds where they don't have to take the time to learn about these creatures.
BTW... MOST pet snakes are docile harmless creatures.
Regarding the snakes which were euthanized... it's a sad ending which could have been avoided if the breeder had been responsible enough to get permits for his animals. Let's put the blame on the person who is the REAL reason these animals are dead... the owner. He knew about the BC legislation which prohibited these animals, yet he chose to ignore it. Punish the owner, not the snakes!
There were 0 thumbs up and 1 thumbs down. Who in the heck could read this with an open mind and then vote thumbs down?! I have it a thumbs up to even it out. Idiots!