Some people are stupid.

I was sitting in one of my classes the other day, when I overheard two students talking. Normally I don't ease-drop... but in my defense they were rather loud. One student was telling the other that he caught a Water Moccasin this morning in his yard and has it under a bucket with a rock on it.

At this point I was already face-palming... but when he told the guy that he planned to keep it as a pet... I full on wanted to bang my head on the desk.

I was unable able to keep quiet and told him that was a really, really bad idea and then asked him if he had ever cared or held a snake before. Of course his answer was no. I tried to reason with him about how bad of an idea it was, but apparently I don't know anything about handling venomous snakes or snakes in general. I only spent a two years working on antivenom research and rattlesnake rehabilitation in Arizona. :colbert:

Anybody want to take bets on how long it'll be before I am picking him up in the back of my ambulance?

I am in no way against people owning or caring for venomous snakes, I am just against uneducated people doing so. I feel bad for the snake, not him.

Good lord, what is he thinking? What school do you go to? XD

Darwins theory lol. These types of people find their own way to eliminate themselves from humankind.

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Originally Posted by jackiechan

Darwins theory lol. These types of people find their own way to eliminate themselves from humankind.

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Yeah, but usually they take the hobby down with them.

Gotta love Darwin. Hahaha

@ShockBunny I go to Baylor University, lol. I'm actually in my last semester.

Ooooh, the final stretch! *salutes*

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Ooooh, the final stretch! *salutes*

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I can't wait. I am more than ready to close the Baylor chapter of my life. :(

I don't blame you, I'd hate to live in Waco. >.>

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I don't blame you, I'd hate to live in Waco. >.>

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Where are you from? I'm from Livorno, Italy. Moving to the US and then to Waco was a giant culture shock. Also... everybody and their mama tries to rob me. Lol.

They don't seem to understand that I am dirt poor, and going to school purely on scholarship.

I'm currently in Corpus Christi, which is horrible.... Talk about getting robbed! There were 4 home burglaries on our street the first 6 weeks we lived here, and this is a nicer neighborhood! But I'm moving back up to Austin next week. Austin is lovely, it certainly doesn't fit in with the rest of Texas. XD Honestly, it's the only place in this state I would consider living in long term.

I imagine coming from Italy to Texas would be a bit confusing! I was thrown for a loop when my family moved here from California, I can't imagine what it must be like coming from Europe.

SOME good things from Wacco:

1. Thats where Dr. Pepper is from, which is teh best soda in the world
2. David Crowder is there, "depending on your beliefs and music style"
3. They beat OU for the first time in school history, in american football lol....that was a rough day for me!

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Originally Posted by jackiechan

Darwins theory lol. These types of people find their own way to eliminate themselves from humankind.

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lmao.

Moving from anywhere to Texas in a culture shock. :)

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Originally Posted by pigfat

SOME good things from Wacco:

1. Thats where Dr. Pepper is from, which is teh best soda in the world
2. David Crowder is there, "depending on your beliefs and music style"
3. They beat OU for the first time in school history, in american football lol....that was a rough day for me!

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Trust me... We were ALL surprised by that beat. Lol.

@MasonC2k - You can say that again! I am so lost, still.

I agree, it's the snake that suffers and the idiot who kept it will be given expensive antivenin that could have been used to help someone who actually needed it, like a child who didn't know better and found the snake in the yard, or a hiker who didn't watch their step. Selfish.

I am from northern California, so we don't have moccasins, but the saying where I live is "nothing in these hills but rocks, rattlesnakes and republicans" which is pretty accurate. People just love to kill the rattlers.The excuse I hear is "I kill any rattler I see so they don't bite my dogs or my kids." Humans are so funny. We move out of the city to be close to nature, and then when nature gets too close, we start slaughtering it. If I ever have a dog, I will either A) supervise it in the yard, or B) spring for the vet bill after a bite because that is what a responsible pet owner does. You don't punish the snake for defending itself, you treat the bite and move on. As far as children, mine will be taught to appreciate and respect nature and observe venomous snakes from a distance and ball pythons from the couch. :)

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Originally Posted by jackiechan

Darwins theory lol. These types of people find their own way to eliminate themselves from humankind.

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Sadly modern science still saves a lot of them. I know that sounds harsh, but you can't deny there is truth in it. Modern science is good, don't get me wrong, I just think that sometimes, we should leave Darwin to his antics =)

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Moving from anywhere to Texas in a culture shock. :)

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I agree to that. I moved to Houston from Tupelo, MS in 2004. WAAAAYYY different..lol

That's Texas for you. A lot of these men (sometimes women) think they're big and bad. They never learn.

Poor snake. A bucket? Poor baby, especially since the idiot in question is considering keeping it.

Baylor is an excellent school, but it is college, which is never entirely pleasant.
I'm originally from Washington state, but some parts of Texas aren't too bad. I reside in College Station, which is decent, considering it's mainly the A&M and suburbia. :) You'll eventually start saying y'all. ;)

Honestly i hope he gets tagged for his stupidity and thinking he can care for a venomous snake when he has no experience with snakes at all. I hope that snake is released back into the wild.

I plan on caring for a venomous buddy one day but i will make sure to take classes and get my liscense first.

Luckily the clown thinks a bucket and a rock will contain a snake.. More than likely he was making it all up to impress those within earshot though. Even if it was true he probably put a bucket on top of one of the multitude of harmless species ya'll have over there in Texas. Around these parts any and all snakes are either "moccasins" or "rattlers" and everyone is an expert on how best to dispatch them and why they deserve no alternative fate. I just try to educate when I can and hope it doesn't always fall on deaf ears - the patience it requires to be a snake lover sometimes..