Insert witty title of your choice (post is about killer pets)

I've been watching this show on Netflix called 'Fatal Attractions'. It's about people who keep dangerous animals (they all die). I'm sure it's 8 years old because it's on Watch Instantly and I always think I found something interesting, just to find out that everyone has already seen it ten times. But I thought I'd put it out there anyway!

There are a couple of episodes that focus on snakes (venomous and constrictors) and one with Monitors. It's not the best television I've ever seen, but it's entertaining enough.

I have seen it and thought it was worth watching too. My problem is I have only caught the same episode over and over again! Some poor tiger kept in an apartment!!!

There's another one with a guy living in an appartment with a hyena. that's a good one too. i've only seen 2 or 3 episodes but i enjoyed it.

My personal favorite was the lady whose leopard attacked her, ripped the back of her head off, and held her face in the dirt until the police arrived and shot it (twice) to get it off of her....and she insists that he meant no harm, he was just playing and got a little rough.

I'm always on Netflix, I'm amazed I haven't ran into this. I'll have to check it out.

The problem is that the general public thinks all exotic keepers keep their animals in this way and it will happen to everyone who has one. Dont you know you will die if you have a large constrictor. Or at least thats what those shows try to teach people. Not saying it cannot be entertaining though.

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Originally Posted by eatgoodfood

The problem is that the general public thinks all exotic keepers keep their animals in this way and it will happen to everyone who has one. Dont you know you will die if you have a large constrictor. Or at least thats what those shows try to teach people. Not saying it cannot be entertaining though.

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Actually, I think they do a decent job of explaining that these particular people haven't done a very good job of keeping the animals properly. For example, Burmese Python Guy was drunk, had Cocaine and tranquilizers in his system, and had hit his head (leaving a smear of blood in the doorway of the enclosure) before he entered the snake's enclosure. After he was killed, the snake was taken to...somewhere, don't recall. A zoologist was interviewed who said the snake was pretty seriously underfed and was an "accident" waiting to happen.

I haven't watched every single episode (yet), but so far they have made it a point to say that these people aren't doing this correctly and that's why they've had the problems they've had.

If you're looking for a television show that paints an accurate depiction of these accounts, keep looking. Fatal Attractions is incredibly sensationalized and utter bullpocky. In my opinion, it's just too absurd and overblown too even have a laugh over without wanting to flip over the coffee table. 6_9

However this does give me an excuse to link an article written by Dean Ripa, owner of the Cape Fear Serpentarium, after he was bitten by a Bushmaster and Fatal Attractions contacted him to film an episode "documenting" his experience. It's a good read.

I'm gonna watch the first episode now. I'm curious.

I hate that this is on Animal Planet though :( Why can't they air something positive?

oh my god, I can't believe these people exist. I hate that this is what comes to mind to common folk when you say "I have lots of lizards".

:( This first guy must have some mental problem... he is just plain stupid.

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Originally Posted by MisterKyte

If you're looking for a television show that paints an accurate depiction of these accounts, keep looking. Fatal Attractions is incredibly sensationalized and utter bullpocky. In my opinion, it's just too absurd and overblown too even have a laugh over without wanting to flip over the coffee table. 6_9

However this does give me an excuse to link an article written by Dean Ripa, owner of the Cape Fear Serpentarium, after he was bitten by a Bushmaster and Fatal Attractions contacted him to film an episode "documenting" his experience. It's a good read.

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I wish I knew what you look like. It would be interesting to know how accurate this mental image is of you flipping a coffee table and screaming at the tv :)

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Originally Posted by BrandiR

I wish I knew what you look like. It would be interesting to know how accurate this mental image is of you flipping a coffee table and screaming at the tv :)

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Tiny and Filipino.

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Tiny and Filipino.

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Dammit. That changes everything! Oh well, it's still funny! If you have to have the same scene playing on a loop in your brain, this is the one to have!

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Originally Posted by MisterKyte

If you're looking for a television show that paints an accurate depiction of these accounts, keep looking. Fatal Attractions is incredibly sensationalized and utter bullpocky. In my opinion, it's just too absurd and overblown too even have a laugh over without wanting to flip over the coffee table. 6_9

However this does give me an excuse to link an article written by Dean Ripa, owner of the Cape Fear Serpentarium, after he was bitten by a Bushmaster and Fatal Attractions contacted him to film an episode "documenting" his experience. It's a good read.

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I just finished reading this article. Talk about disappointment! Especially all the stuff about Winston! Man. Well, I've come this far so I'll finish the whole season, but it just isn't going to be the same.

Ruiner!

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I just finished reading this article. Talk about disappointment! Especially all the stuff about Winston! Man. Well, I've come this far so I'll finish the whole season, but it just isn't going to be the same.

Ruiner!

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Has anyone looked at Ripa’s web page? http://www.capefearserpentarium.com/
At the bottom of the home page he invest a significant amount of time and energy into to educating viewers about the U.S. Government’s efforts to poison us all through the use of something called Chemtrails. Somehow this is related to the white vapour trails one sees behind passenger jets and the like. Sorry, but I am finding it hard to take this man too seriously. While you certainly can’t believe everything you see on TV, the same can be said for someone’s rant on their own web page.

I do watch the show, but don't consider it 100% factual. I see it as a mix, some where in between. I do not believe the show paints all animal keepers the same way (though there is more slant for some animals, such as big cats and bears, over others), but the show DOES put a very strong focus on some of the dumb things people do. The problem is, they are focusing on the accidents that happen with exotic animals, rather than the "normal" pets, since that's what will get ratings (who cares if someone's golden retriever eats their face off? everyone wants to hear about the tiger that escaped, scared people, and then got shot to death). The truth of the matter is, some people shouldn't keep animal, regardless WHAT that animal is. There ARE some animals that are more dangerous than others, and some animals require a certain kind of people to keep them (not just keep the animal alive and thriving, but also keeping safe from the animal). There is no denying that. But the tv program does sensationalize it, and in this day and age, it is that sensationalization that sells, so that's what they'll keep putting out. Until the general public as a whole starts demanding truth, tv programs will continue to be sensationalized.

The first episode didn't even tell how lizard boy died. He could have had some unknown heart condition and the lizards just used it as an opportunity.

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Originally Posted by captainjack0000

The first episode didn't even tell how lizard boy died. He could have had some unknown heart condition and the lizards just used it as an opportunity.

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He had some untreated lizard bites, infection? Perhaps they don't know..