Re: What the Heck is Up With "Fatal Attractions" On Animal Planet?
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Originally Posted by
JordanAng420
I definately agree with Elizabeth on this one, but I did watch one episode that was bittersweet that I kind of liked.
It was a woman who was known to let her snakes roam loose in the room while she cleaned her snake cages...she also happened to do this with her gaboon viper :O (not the most intellegent thing to do, but I digress...)
Anyways, the inevitable happened, and she got bitten on the hand one day while cleaning. Apparently, she bled out, and died soon afterward.
She never called for help. Why? Because she didn't want her animals destroyed. She'd rather die than have the govenrnment come and kill her beloved snakes. :tears:
How amazing...truely the ultimate act of selflessness.
It's interesting that you see the woman's abandonment of her survival instinct as an act of 'selflessness.' I love my snake, but no way do I sacrifice my life for it (or any other animal that might be under my care and control.)
I simply couldn't conceive of a mindset that would place an animal's welfare above my own. What if a 'hot' had bitten that woman's child? Would you advocate her not calling the authorities in that case as well?
Please understand that I'm not trying to sound critical here - I simply don't understand how anyone could feel the way you do about a situation like that.
Or perhaps I'm simply misinterpreting what you said?
Re: What the Heck is Up With "Fatal Attractions" On Animal Planet?
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Originally Posted by
JordanAng420
I definately agree with Elizabeth on this one, but I did watch one episode that was bittersweet that I kind of liked.
It was a woman who was known to let her snakes roam loose in the room while she cleaned her snake cages...she also happened to do this with her gaboon viper :O (not the most intellegent thing to do, but I digress...)
Anyways, the inevitable happened, and she got bitten on the hand one day while cleaning. Apparently, she bled out, and died soon afterward.
She never called for help. Why? Because she didn't want her animals destroyed. She'd rather die than have the govenrnment come and kill her beloved snakes. :tears:
How amazing...truely the ultimate act of selflessness.
that woman was a complete idiot who had lost her mind and should have never had those animals. first she started with rattlesnakes she captured in the desert and kept them as pets. when one bit her it was a dry bite and she thought she was immune to their venom. so then she got a gaboon viper from a guy in mexico and let it roam free at times in her trailer cuz she thought she had a special relationship with her snakes and even if she got bit she believed she was immune. the reason she didnt call for help is because the gaboon viper bit her and she had blood coming out of everywhere and she died very soon after. if she could have she should have and prolly would have called for help. and as for saving all the snakes, all of her snakes were destroyed anyway, i dont agree with why or how they did it but it happened. she got what she had coming to her and people like that just make our pets and respected animals look bad. i have no sympathy for her at all.
Re: What the Heck is Up With "Fatal Attractions" On Animal Planet?
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Originally Posted by
eracer
I'm glad I'm not a grammar nazi, else my head might have simply exploded while reading this thread.
Don't they teach proper grammar in school anymore? Or is it a shift in our culture that accepts run-on sentences, fragmented sentences, misspellings and lack of punctuation in our writing as somehow 'normal' and acceptable? I'm not saying we should be 'all proper, all the time,' but sheesh...can't we take just a little extra time to make our posts readable?
:D I'm (mostly) just kidding around here. I know it's not that big a deal, but sometimes I do worry about the current state of the English language. ;)
Yea, sorry. I'm not writing an essay or anything, so I don't pay attention to my grammar on online forums much.
Re: What the Heck is Up With "Fatal Attractions" On Animal Planet?
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Originally Posted by
JordanAng420
Maybe I misinterpreted the episode then...sorry if I upset anyone.
nope not upset...sorry if i came off that way, didnt mean to.
Re: What the Heck is Up With "Fatal Attractions" On Animal Planet?
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Originally Posted by
mpkeelee
nope not upset...sorry if i came off that way, didnt mean to.
Same here. And thank you, Maia, for caring about animals enough to make their well-being your vocation.