Snake rescue mission

My teacher had several pets in the class, one a ball python. No heat lamp for a month humidity rarely above 30% and it was almost never fed. So last day of my senior year I just snagged it https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b3f2b277ff.jpg


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Originally Posted by Rjr24777

My teacher had several pets in the class, one a ball python. No heat lamp for a month humidity rarely above 30% and it was almost never fed. So last day of my senior year I just snagged it https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b3f2b277ff.jpg


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Hell yeah, a casual superman(or woman)

Clarification: you stole a snake?

Lol... Well your school didn't teach you much...

"Hey Bob Im gonna go on the internet and tell them I stole stuff... "

Nice save though... looks like its fairly healthy...

Good now you are officially a criminal posting pictures of stolen property online, very smart & your parents must be proud :rolleyes:

There is no excuse for theft, regardless of the condition an animal is kept in, there is a right way to do thing and a wrong way.

Yep really good job Riley!

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Oh goodness wait, you STOLE it? That may not have been the best way to go about that..... 😓 I would contact your teacher and let her know you have it. Its probably frustrating to see a snake mistreated like that everyday, but that doesn't mean you can take someone's property...

Return it. Now.

When I was your age (showing my age lol) I was a peta supporter walking around putting up fliers, justifying the illegal and more times than not foolish human tricks they did it was till I saw the three thousand dollar contraception custom and saw a horrible camping making light of the suffering of humans durning times of crisis that I change my tune, my point as a child you think like a child. Now it's time to prove you are a young lady and return the snake and except what ever comes, explaining your heart was working but the brain was on autopilot.

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Good now you are officially a criminal posting pictures of stolen property online, very smart & your parents must be proud :rolleyes:

There is no excuse for theft, regardless of the condition an animal is kept in, there is a right way to do thing and a wrong way.

Yep really good job Riley!

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This. ^^^
And the fact that it brings bad publicity onto snake keepers. Bad form. Take it back and accept any consequences

It wouldn't have hurt to ask first. I have a friend younger than you who got her second snake by doing just that, and he's now thriving in her care in a lush and lovely AP viv. Go back to the school, apologize, and make your case like a sensible adult.

The snake honestly doesn't look like it's in that bad of shape. Despite what you THINK you observed, the mature, responsible thing would've been to ask the questions and/or educate and create an awareness. Stealing does absolutely NOTHING except make you a criminal. It means that anything that now comes out of your mouth will be doubted, even if it's the truth.

Returning the animal would be a step back in the right direction.

OP? Please respond.

It's possible that "snagged" doesn't mean stolen, but is used more in the same sort of way as "I snagged a great deal." Dunno how likely it is, but it's possible.

It's very common for classroom pets to be dumped on students, rescues, or wherever at the end of the school year. If it's stolen, that's not ok - just pointing out that it's a bit unclear if it really is or not.

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It's possible that "snagged" doesn't mean stolen, but is used more in the same sort of way as "I snagged a great deal." Dunno how likely it is, but it's possible.

It's very common for classroom pets to be dumped on students, rescues, or wherever at the end of the school year. If it's stolen, that's not ok - just pointing out that it's a bit unclear if it really is or not.

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I hope you are right and this is just a bad wording issue. Stealing is dumb. Stealing then posting about it is "too dumb to be allowed to breed dumb".

I was about to say, it also doesn't look like it's in that bad shape. Kinda nice and chunky LOL. Possibly had a UTH instead of a heat lamp. And if the humidity has really been too low for too long, we would be seeing stuck shed, which we don't.

Totally honest though, just fess up to your teacher, tell her about any issues you believe the living conditions have, let her explain, and ask if you can buy it if you want.

Also, from the words "rescue mission" in the title, I do believe the OP stole it. Sounds like kids when they imply stealthy action lol.

Snagged isn't stolen [emoji23][emoji23] teacher didn't want to take it to the vet so I asked if I could take and keep it sorry for confusing everyone [emoji23] I've been talking to him about getting the snake for the past month


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And I bathed it last week for the shed issues and it's starting to get scale rot, vet visit next week


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Originally Posted by Kcl

It's possible that "snagged" doesn't mean stolen, but is used more in the same sort of way as "I snagged a great deal." Dunno how likely it is, but it's possible.

It's very common for classroom pets to be dumped on students, rescues, or wherever at the end of the school year. If it's stolen, that's not ok - just pointing out that it's a bit unclear if it really is or not.

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And the stealth was having to go through my school with it to get to my girlfriend and her car, the teacher said to hide it so I don't get in trouble for having it inside the school instead of the ag barn because dr jones (principle) hates snakes



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Originally Posted by Rjr24777

Snagged isn't stolen [emoji23][emoji23] teacher didn't want to take it to the vet so I asked if I could take and keep it sorry for confusing everyone [emoji23] I've been talking to him about getting the snake for the past month


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if this is the case you did right and I apologize for jumping to conclusions

No problem after looking at it I realized [emoji23] didn't mean to scare anyone, also now I have my first two ball pythons and they are my new best friends [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] and this one switched from live to frozen thawed like a champ already, probably because he hasn't gotten a mouse in 2 and a half weeks but still


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And do snakes growth get stunted? This one is not much bigger than my baby of 7 months old and this one is nearly 3


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And do snakes growth get stunted? This one is not much bigger than my baby of 7 months old and this one is nearly 3


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No way that guy is 3 years old. So you decided to rescue a snake, but you aren't sure if snakes suffer from fish tank syndrome? Good on you for saving the snake if it was a legit move, but your rapid response posting makes me believe that you are trying to do damage control. This thread is fishy.

I'm just bored and responding sorry, It was a legit move. And my teacher told me he's had it for 3 years, I'm new to snakes, what is fish tank syndrome?


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It's where the fish grows slowly in small environments. In any event, if what you claim is true, congrats on the new snek.

Snakes don't get fish tank syndrome, but they do grow only as much as they eat. Could be A) a male (which tend to stay smaller) + B) underfed, which would match up with what you said before. Being fed once every other week or even once a month for an adult snake wouldn't put it in starving territory, but would still slow down the nutrients available for growth. You may see a rapid growth spurt if you start feeding regularly (once a week).

Yeah I'm planning on once a week like with my other baby


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Originally Posted by redshepherd

I was about to say, it also doesn't look like it's in that bad shape. Kinda nice and chunky LOL. Possibly had a UTH instead of a heat lamp. And if the humidity has really been too low for too long, we would be seeing stuck shed, which we don't.

Totally honest though, just fess up to your teacher, tell her about any issues you believe the living conditions have, let her explain, and ask if you can buy it if you want.

Also, from the words "rescue mission" in the title, I do believe the OP stole it. Sounds like kids when they imply stealthy action lol.

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Honestly, I could 100% see myself or someone in my age group saying that they went on a rescue mission and snagged a snake from a bad owner on craigslist and meaning that they went and paid no to minimal fee to pick up a snake in bad shape with the agreement of the owner, which is why I didn't get the same connotations from the post as everyone else seemed to. I got more of a dramatic storytelling vibe from it personally. Doesn't rule out the other interpretation, but since the OP has since said that he did not steal it and there's no way to know otherwise, makes it a moot point for now in my view. But yeah, snake looks in pretty decent health which is always good news.

Also one quick question, ugh heater or lamp? And what would be best for a 30 gallon terrarium, size:strength wise, I'm currently using a heat lamp because I'm more used to those with my past bet if a bearded dragon


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Originally Posted by Rjr24777

And the stealth was having to go through my school with it to get to my girlfriend and her car, the teacher said to hide it so I don't get in trouble for having it inside the school instead of the ag barn because dr jones (principle) hates snakes



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Do you live in florida? I Had a Dr. Jones for a principle many years ago

No ga, is he a creepy looking shaved head tall lanky dude?


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Ah, mine was a short chubby half bald in FL.
Nice snake though I like the head stamp

Aha thanks me too. Both of my noodles have head stamps, the other is an hour glass and it looks like it has a dragons head between the eyes and on the nose


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