Update on girl killed by python

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Originally Posted by mikeandsheleen

a license or permit to own one will not prevent them from getting one illeagally...just sayin'

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I agree completely.
There is good precedent for this in gun control legislation. The responsible owners who were obeying the law have their rights revoked, while criminals and irresponsible idiots are the ones who are still carrying and using them illegally.
You can still get a federal firearms license, they just cost so much that few can afford them. The red tape involved leads to 90% rejection rate.

Sure permits sound good.... a couple hundred a year just to be able to keep a Burm?
-no-

Licenses have always been used for forcing political views onto the masses. The very first radio acts would label any radio station that broadcasts an unusual religious or political view a "propaganda station" and revoke their license despite the first amendment [if they still did this there'd be nothing left on AM :rolleyes:]. That was nearly a hundred years ago and went on all throughout the 20s-early 30s. The only time licenses aren't a big deal is when it's something that society generally accepts that the masses should "normally" be able to do, like driving a car. Snakes, especially big snakes does not fall into that category. Most of the public probably thinks "why can't you just get a cat or a dog like a normal person?" likewise the only reason why having kids doesn't require licensing is because people generally believe that people should be able to produce as many as they want without government regulation regardless the consequences or how badly they're treated. At most the kids are taken away some time after the fact and put into foster home [and even that is pretty controversial]. There's more red tape in owning a dog.

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Originally Posted by Trogdorpheus

I think they should require a license to own burms and retics and other large constrictors, that way we reduce the number of times morons get a hold of animals they can't handle.

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At the time of this incident in the state of Florida a permit was required to own burms, retics, nile moniters, amethystine pythons and green anacondas. Now they are banned in the state for private owners that did not previously go through with their required licenses.

A couple of people already beat me to this info. :)

It took the jury about two hours of deliberations to find the mom and mom's boyfriend guilty on all counts against them. Each was found guilty of manslaughter, third degree murder and child neglect. With the guilty verdicts, the couple now faces up to 35 years in prison. They had previously turned down a plea bargain that would have sent them to prison for ten years, because they felt they should not be held accountable for an accident. Not sure when they go before the judge for final sentencing.

These dirtbags should have never been allowed to have a burm, much less a child. Not to mention the jerk had not 1 or 2 but SIX!!!! prior felonies!!!

My wife is asking me questions about my snakes (balls and redtail) reading this story today. They got what they deserved. Poor child.

What about charges of animal neglect/cruelty?!

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Originally Posted by GoFride08

Couple of questions;
At the time this happened, the snake was 8 1/2 feet long and weighed 13 1/2 pounds. Since I know next to nothing about Burmese pythons, what would a normal weight be for this size? Would a Burm this size and weight be weak? :confused:

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ok so in my pic you see that i had a Burm of almost that exact size... and no it is not weak by any means. HOWEVER... i choose not to say anything on this topic for a bit but it just boggles my mind that a snake would hunt down track the kid down in their crib and "try to eat them" a 2 year old is WAY out of size range of that big of a snake. and from my experience a snake doesnt attack something it cant eat unless it feels threatened and cant escape. I always thought with this story that there was foul play by the parents and they use the snake to not get murder charges.

With that said is it impossible no, but the story as a whole just ticked me off big time. either way it comes down crappy people shouldnt own big snakes or any animals, let alone be parents.

But at least they will now pay the price for being terrible people.

Exactly!

This makes me ill. If you can't give your snake the attention, care, and respect it needs and deserves then get it to someone who can. Research needs to be done before owning any animal...especially more exotic animals.