Didn't know where to post, but here it is...RIP Lavoux

Wow, that is terrible. I'm so sorry for your lose! If that happened to me, I would definitely try to take legal action or at least move out if he/she wouldn't.

The only reason I was living with them is they are my in-laws....I don't speek to them any more. They would not allow her in the main house, only the garage... so I set up a corner with a heater, and her mat, but in South Dakota, there is always a possibility of it dropping below freezing over night. I know I should have double checked her before I went to bed...I had her out and was trying to get a real friend over his fear, he even held her. Lavoux was just so good at helping to dispell that fear in the people who realy care about us. Everyone in my husband's family hates, just hates period.
I did call to the humane society, they said nothing they could do, and nothing the law could do...its their house.
Yes living here is like living in the dark ages, Its not just my in-laws that act that way....anyone I talk to has that "those things are evil" mentality.
I live in a small town... run by the church... In a few days I am moving up to the nearest city, its 50 mi away, but they have my favorite little pet shop, and they have vets there that do care for exotics.
I'm out of a job rite now, as is my husband... we hope this move will find us better work, and better people.
I just want to say thank you to all of you. I know one day i'll have a new little buddy, but they will never be quite like her, she was so anti-ball it was funny. I did all that research to see what they where like, and she blew me away. always broke the mold so to say.
My little girl picked her out. She was the smallest one at the shop. We asked to hold her, and we where sold... that sweet little face, her head was no bigger than my thumb, she was a little twig.... always ate anything i gave her, never fussed, she would come out of her hide when I was spot cleaning and slither up my arm.
She would always sit up on my shoulders, with her tail wrapped around my hair tie, then she would push my glasses off with her nose. never once balled up on us.
Lavoux was the best ever.

Look to see if there are any animal cruelty statues in your city/state. Have they admitted to it? Might be hard to prove.

I'm very sorry your snake suffered and you suffered her loss. :(

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Its been a long time since I've been on here, I used to spend all my free time on this forum...Now I just feel too sad to look at all the nice snakes. In early Oct I lost my first BP, Lavoux. I was living with someone who doesn't like snakes, and one night they unplugged all her heating stuff. The next day i found her frozenin a ball on her heat mat.
My husband and I had her creamated. After 2 months without her our lives just don't feel the same. If I tell anyone why I feel so upset about loosing her they give me that hole evil stupid snake speach, then I get angry and tell them I should kill thier dog and see how they like it.
I just miss her so much.

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Wow, I can't even find the words to say how deeply sorry I am to hear this. I truly do not understand how people can be so cruel. Those are NO friends at all, you need to seperate yourself from them and I would honestly make them buy you another one, after all the money you have probably put into your pet. I am the type of person who is nice to everyone, but if ANYONE or ANYTHING threatened harm on, or did go through with hurting one of my snakes there would be BIG problems. I have threatened people who said they would kill my snakes. But definatly get rid of those people, seriously. That disgusts me, and I agree with whoever said to get legal action. That is animal abuse.

Once agian, I am very sorry for your loss. Everyone on here will support you every step of the way.

Hi Jamie Lynn, I am so sorry to have had to read this thread! People can be so ignorant and cold these days! With that said, are you still around these ppl or still live with them or let them live there whichever the case may be? If not I would gladly love to help you out since I know how much I would miss my snakes if something happened to them. If you would like, I can offer you a normal 09 female if you can just cover the shipping cost. Provided that these ppl/person is no longer in your life so to speak or able to get to her.

Ach, that's just terrible... my condolences. I know just how cold winters can be (I lived in the Rockys in north Montana for 8 years) so it is no wonder she froze :(. I'm so sorry.

It is a shame that your inlaws will probably never think (or if they did, admit) that they did anything wrong.

I'm very sorry for your loss.

If that were me...

Umm.. I just won't say what I would do :)

Statutes, not statues. :/

Unfortunately, South Dakota is one of only 6 states in the US that does not make animal cruelty a felony. Punishable by up to $1000 fine, here's the text:

Cruelty to animals is defined as: “mistreatment, torture, or cruelty of an animal is any act or omission whereby unnecessary, unjustifiable, or unreasonable physical pain or suffering is caused, permitted, or allowed to continue including acts of mutilation.” Inhumane treatment is defined as: “any act of mistreatment, torture, cruelty, neglect, abandonment, mutilation, or inhumane slaughter.” Poisoning, intentionally killing and inhumane treatment of an animal are all Class 1 Misdemeanors, with a fine up to $1000 and/or imprisonment up to 1 year. Exceptions are made for generally accepted proctices of training, use of animal, animal husbandry, farming, hunting, protection of life, limb or property, research and veterinary care.

It doesn't cost anything to file a complaint with the police and cooperate when they follow up with an investigation.

Your humane society gave you way bad advice. Here are the codes that cover it. Specifically look at code 40-1-21.

http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/Di...1&Type=Statute