Extremely po'ed

So I am watching that show Man vs Wild on discovery with Bear Grylls. I just watched him club a good 8-10ft long boa constrictor to death in the head so he could gut him and eat him! Now don't get me wrong, I can understand if you're in dire need of surviving, but for the most part it has been proven that Man vs. Wild is not as "real" as it is supposed to be, and he definitely was not in need of food enough to do something like that. I know it is a show intended to show what you could do in times of need, but i don't think it's absolutely necessary to go that far...sorry about my rant but that just really annoyed me. He just walked up on the snake that was bothering noone and killed it, brutally i have to say.

Did you see the one where he brained a water monitor against a tree?

here is the link to what I just watched, check it out
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/man-...l-a-snake.html

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Slim

Did you see the one where he brained a water monitor against a tree?

---

no, i didn't. I like the show but that makes me mad, like I said he's not in dire need of doing something like that, it is uneccesary

how about the one when he smacked the olive python against the side of the rock wall after handling it for about a half hour

That is pretty awful, but what does this have to do with ball python husbandry?

Yep I don't watch that show, he's such a phony, wish they drop him in the middle of the amazon, no crew, just his pocket knife, his flint and a helmet cam

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Kaorte

That is pretty awful, but what does this have to do with ball python husbandry?

---

oh, sorry. crap I didn't even realize where I had posted it, if anyone can move it and wants to feel free.

Bear Grylls is an idiot. That's IMHO.

BTW, there's already a thread on the boa incident... I think it's called

"Bear Grylls just killed a Boa!" :)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by DutchHerp

Bear Grylls is an idiot. That's IMHO.

BTW, there's already a thread on the boa incident... I think it's called

"Bear Grylls just killed a Boa!" :)

---

thanks. Sorry, I just literally watched it because its on tv right now, and as soon as it happened I posted haha

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by DutchHerp

Bear Grylls is an idiot. That's IMHO.

BTW, there's already a thread on the boa incident... I think it's called

"Bear Grylls just killed a Boa!" :)

---

It's not your opinion at all.....it's the honest truth. That guy is a complete moron, I do not watch his show and I tell anyone I can not to watch that junk.

The only reason why I have SOME respect for him is that he successfully climbed Everest on his first try.

But that's it.

He's a fake. Some folks are still denying it. Why would they deny it if CHANNEL 4 released the information?

I prefer Survivorman, Les Stroud is pretty hardcore

Moved. :)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by imh0813

So I am watching that show Man vs Wild on discovery with Bear Grylls. I just watched him club a good 8-10ft long boa constrictor to death in the head so he could gut him and eat him! Now don't get me wrong, I can understand if you're in dire need of surviving, but for the most part it has been proven that Man vs. Wild is not as "real" as it is supposed to be, and he definitely was not in need of food enough to do something like that. I know it is a show intended to show what you could do in times of need, but i don't think it's absolutely necessary to go that far...sorry about my rant but that just really annoyed me. He just walked up on the snake that was bothering noone and killed it, brutally i have to say.

---

I don't know if this is your first time watching this show but ummmmm..... He kills something in every episode..... Why is it such a big deal that he kills a boa but it is all good when he kills a rabbit or a beetle or a bird?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by DutchHerp

Some folks are still denying it. Why would they deny it if CHANNEL 4 released the information?

---

OMG NOT CHANNEL 4 :O:O:O :8:

Just joshin Dutchy.... Don't get all upset like the dibs situation ;)

Mike

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by hoax

I don't know if this is your first time watching this show but ummmmm..... He kills something in every episode..... Why is it such a big deal that he kills a boa but it is all good when he kills a rabbit or a beetle or a bird?



OMG NOT CHANNEL 4 :O:O:O :8:

Just joshin Dutchy.... Don't get all upset like the dibs situation ;)

Mike

---

The difference between killing an adult boa (and large lizards, in this case too) and killing beetles and birds is that the boas and lizards are apex predators, and thus have a more important role in the ecosystem.

I'm trying not to get upset, Mike, I'm really trying... :taz:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by DutchHerp

The difference between killing an adult boa (and large lizards, in this case too) and killing beetles and birds is that the boas and lizards are apex predators, and thus have a more important role in the ecosystem.

I'm trying not to get upset, Mike, I'm really trying... :taz:

---

:grouphug:

I do understand what you are saying but I do not think that is why the OP was upset......

I love you Dutchy.....

Mike

Maybe he wants people in florida to eat the rogue snakes?

i dunno you guys he's kinda the man....i know he kills everything and that seems kinda messed up but he only has the stuff with him in case of an emergency...also you can't say he's a fake because the man is ex british special forces which is pretty up there if you ask me.....and he climbed everest haha

I couldn't watch it all the way. There is NO need to show people how to kill anything. Heck he had a gun why not make it a quick death for the poor thing. It makes me sick that just because it is a "snake" it has to be a monster. There are plenty of monsters that walk on two legs and he is one of them.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by gu1do24

I prefer Survivorman, Les Stroud is pretty hardcore

---

Totally Agree!