Ugh! this guy is "experienced"?

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that guy is supposed to be experienced it said?

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Mark Woolidge, an experienced snake-keeper, had a lucky escape. He had been handling his pet chinchillas before he checked on Sophie the python. The snake smelled food and sunk her teeth into his hand, dragging him halfway into her vivarium and constricting him in a painful squeeze. It was only the quick thinking of a friend, who poured a bottle of Bacardi over the snake, that saved Mark from a serious injury or death.

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experienced my ass, who does that? honestly?


**edit** i like the way this site censors, better than just ***, i find it funny

That sounds like the guy on the show that was on animal planet "The Big Squeeze".
They had a "live" renactment as well :roll:

Unfortunately this is something that happens. People do not give any snakes, esp the large constrictors, their fair share of respect. I know that at times you wouldnt want to get inbetween me an my meal either ;). Did anyone else notice the guy in the picture with the ( looks like to me ) burm in the streets? There is something i would advise against.

Edit: Hope you dont mind Royal-y .. i edited your insanely long url ;)

"Experienced" here = he'd had it for a few months and hadn't been attacked before. This definitely sounds like a case of Stupid Keeper Error.

That show was on this weekend BTW, it came on right after they were talking about the worlds largest snakes. They showed a lot of stupid people.

"Experienced" in whose eyes... his own maybe? What an idiot!
Although, my big make Bp bit me a few days ago after I had been handling his prey... oops. At least I learned a good lesson: don't be an idiot, lol.

one time i didnt realize that after i whacked the rat i reached into the bag and got it out with my hands and then got roxy out of her cage , she looked at my hand kind of funny and then i realized what i did and quickly put her in her feeding tank, its pretty funny, once i put her in that tank she right away goes into the "s" even if she doesnt see the mouse.

I saw that story on "the big squeeze" and it said he was holding his pet chinchillas and then went to clean her water and suddenly there was a snake constricting around his face and his roomate slit a cut on the snakes back and it didn't do anythign and then it had to cut its head off to get the snake off of him. But it was the same guy just 2 dif. stories.

I saw one story where the guy had to take a knife to the snake to get it off of himself, and the snake lived and needed stitches afterward.
Methinks I'll be sticking with my nice little ball pythons for awhile. :)

I had a constriction incident with a Burmese Python... twice. The first time was during feeding. He got hold of my hand and constricted around my arm. I poured a bottle of rum on his head and all that happened was I lost a bottle of rum and got a drunk snake. I had to have it pryed off. I've since learned that hot water over a snake's face will make them let go instantly. I've tested this a few times, twice with a baby Burmese and once with a huge one. Like... stick the snake's head under a tub faucet.

Ok, two times it hurt... and two times it was just the glove that got hurt. So, 4 times.

This guy may very well be experienced - even experienced keepers are still human & can still make mistakes. The true shame of this matter is that it went to press & shed negative light on snakes as well as snake keepers. Stuff like this affects all of us, which shows a lack of good judgment on his part, regardless of how experienced he may or may not be.

Just my $.02

K

I couldn't have said it any better. Whenever there's a constriction incident, it's widely broadcasted like there's this huge public danger and suddenly our snakes are banned. It's kinda like what was happening with guns a few years ago. One person kills a lot of people and everyone's guns get banned.
I hate knee-jerkerin' politicians.
But yeah... keep a watchful eye on your big snakes and what you've been handling right before you decide to play with them. If they think you're food, you're dead. Then we all get screwed.

sounds like a sorry way to cover up that he was drunk and he was fugin with the snake O_o. Honestly who poors bacardi over a snake? hmm i know! someone who is drunk!

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Originally Posted by DCsharkz

sounds like a sorry way to cover up that he was drunk and he was fugin with the snake O_o. Honestly who poors bacardi over a snake? hmm i know! someone who is drunk!

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You pour the alcohol on the snake's head to get it to let go. It might not be the best practice, but it works nonetheless. KLG put it perfectly, IMO ... we all make mistakes at some point.

Yea, who in the world would not think to atleast wash your hands between holding chinchillas and burms or whatever! I have a rat in my house (family pet) that I NEVER hold, and I am still careful to take showers and stuff before I hold my snakes cus I am scared they will smell some scent on me! Im paraniod since I saw that show! even though it's a bunch of crap!