maine woman finds snake in washer

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=5392310

saw this on the news this morning and found a video...at least no one hurt it.

"not just any snake but a venomous python"

haha I didn't know retics were venomous

great job doing the research ABC

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Originally Posted by TMoore

"not just any snake but a venomous python"

haha I didn't know retics were venomous

great job doing the research ABC

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venomous??? haha I cant believe they said that.

RIDICULOUS!!! My girlfriend just sent me this link, which I was about to post when I saw this thread...

Is everyone ignorant or what???

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That's where Jen Lewis, a wildlife rehabilitator who works at the Kennel Shop, identified it as a python. The snakes kill prey with their teeth but are not poisonous, she said.

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Gee, and I always thought that reticulated pythons were constrictors. I had no idea they killed with their teeth... :rolleyes:

Oh, and is anyone other than me curious whether an 8 foot retic would even FIT in the water pipes, let alone, squeeze out and into the barrel of the washer? :confused:

HAHAHA Garters are venomous too now right?

The news does such a poor job of research. You would think they'd study or be prepared for the job but I guess not.

I never find good stuff! :tears::(

since when are retics venemous lol dummies

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Originally Posted by V1L3 DiaL3cT

HAHAHA Garters are venomous too now right?

The news does such a poor job of research. You would think they'd study or be prepared for the job but I guess not.

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U didnt hear all colubrids, pythons and boas are venomous now.

Oh boy!:O
I hope I don't get tagged by and Eastern or a Blue Racer then! HAHAHA

has any one written to these guys yet, i know its useless but it would be funny to see what they say.

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Originally Posted by Blu Mongoose

I never find good stuff! :tears::(

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I'm with you. The only thing I ever find while doing laundry is maybe a few loose coins. :rolleyes:

I'd take one of those any day over the spare change. So pretty! :yes:

Honestly, I'm just thankful they didn't say it was "poisonous".

It looked like it was having a rough shed - probably climbed in for extra moisture.

I gotta admit though, even with what I know about snakes, I'd be pretty freaked out to find a RETIC in my washing machine. I don't care what you guys say; those guys are intimidating.

Here's the link to the local newspaper:
http://www.sunjournal.com/story/2747..._draws_stares/
My dad sent it to me. I really loved that the animal control officer who is the snake expert identified it as a fanged python. Yup. She was sure of it. What do you think they meant by it "sprayed all over the place"????

A couple more links:
http://www.wmtw.com/news/16903162/detail.html
If you go to the bottom, there are two more videos including one which says the snake will be at the wildlife rehab place for at least this week. I wondr if a real snake place could step in and take this snake. It looks like nobody knowxs how to care for her. She is in a glass aquarium with no bedding or hides with a big cement rock on top. I can't believe it survived the wash cycle, poor thing. I also can't believe it didn't bite anyone after being spun and rinsed and grabbed out of the washer.

I just watched the 1st video posted again and im pretty sure the snake took a dump on the guy right when he took it out of the washer. Unfortunate for the retic and the animal control guy.

Yeah, I read it on AOL. WTF?!? is it about ABC's anchorppl??? Her: "a venomous python". Pththththththt :mad: :mad:

AOL and the "expert" < term used VERY loosely > stating that its not poisonous, but it kills with its teeth. Huuuuuuuuh?????

Oh, c'mon ppl.....you'd think newspeople would RESEARCH a little better.

Or how about the one that is came thru the pipes??? Use a little common sense. A retic that thick would get stuck in any washer pipes.

Even when I didn't own snakes, growing up in E. Oregon, I had more smarts about snakes than all this drivel crap!

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Originally Posted by ZinniaZ

A couple more links:
http://www.wmtw.com/news/16903162/detail.html
If you go to the bottom, there are two more videos including one which says the snake will be at the wildlife rehab place for at least this week. I wondr if a real snake place could step in and take this snake. It looks like nobody knowxs how to care for her. She is in a glass aquarium with no bedding or hides with a big cement rock on top. I can't believe it survived the wash cycle, poor thing. I also can't believe it didn't bite anyone after being spun and rinsed and grabbed out of the washer.

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Probably wouldn't have...it would have drown first. (OOOps, wrong quote.....sorry! Meant to be with the comment c. how it lived in the washing machine thru the wash and spin cycles.) :oops:

this news story is a bunch of BS. there are sooo many things wrong with it... it's clearly a case of a slow day in the news so a back story gets blown 10x out of proportion to make quick little read.

here's another sweet version of the story..

http://www.necn.com/Boston/New-Engla...216316100.html