Burmese loose in the city

[ladywhipple02]

So this is fairly close to where I live (though I’m outside of city limits in the country).

http://www.wishtv.com/news/local-new...ove/1192816441

Lots of comments on the WishTV8 Facebook page too




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[bcr229]

I swear I've heard that owner's name before.

[RickyNY]

Ladywhipple, are you going to help catch this guy?

[Bogertophis]

They kept the snake in a "CRATE"? Owner is not impressing me at all...sadly, he reflects poorly on our community, on all of us. Poor snake.

QUOTE:
Tarplee says the snake got loose after a friend accidentally left Vine's crate unlocked and she escaped out the back door of his home.
"I was asleep when that happened. We had cracked the back door because we had no heat," Tarplee said. "We had to sleep in the house and we had to get some air in it. She ended up missing in her enclosure."

[Craiga 01453]

They kept the snake in a "CRATE"? Owner is not impressing me at all...sadly, he reflects poorly on our community, on all of us. Poor snake.

QUOTE:
Tarplee says the snake got loose after a friend accidentally left Vine's crate unlocked and she escaped out the back door of his home.
"I was asleep when that happened. We had cracked the back door because we had no heat," Tarplee said. "We had to sleep in the house and we had to get some air in it. She ended up missing in her enclosure."

I agree. I'd have respected him more if he just took accountability for HIS snake. HIS snake, HIS responsibility. Leave the comment about the friend out of the conversation, or at least own up to it. Accidents happen, I get that, but own it when the animal is your responsibility.

I also find it irresponsible, because of the size of the snake, that he waited 5 days to alert neighbors. I'd be pretty angry if my cat, puppy/small dog or whatever went out to pee or play and never came back, only to find out a 14 foot burm was loose somewhere in the neighborhood.

I hope the snake is found, and uninjured. The "Find it, shoot it" comment is disheartening. It's not the snake's fault...

[bcr229]

They kept the snake in a "CRATE"?

I wouldn't read too much into that; journalists use incorrect words all the time. Also to those not in the know a melamine reptile enclosure could very well look like a "crate".

[Bogertophis]

I wouldn't read too much into that; journalists use incorrect words all the time. Also to those not in the know a melamine reptile enclosure could very well look like a "crate".

You may be right about that, who knows? But their comment about having no heat & having to leave the back door open for air makes me wonder IF
they should be keeping such a snake and HOW they are doing so? So picturing them keeping the snake literally in a crate isn't a stretch, IMO.

[bcr229]

You may be right about that, who knows? But their comment about having no heat & having to leave the back door open for air makes me wonder IF
they should be keeping such a snake and HOW they are doing so? So picturing them keeping the snake literally in a crate isn't a stretch, IMO.

The house had no heat/AC, not the enclosure. The door was open to help ventilate the home. Odd, yes, but depending on the home's layout maybe there wasn't a window to open in that area.

[Bogertophis]

Let's hope the story was just poorly written, as you suggested. But these days, nothing much surprises me either.
I really hope the snake is found unharmed & not harming anyone's pets in the area.

[ladywhipple02]

Update:

https://www.wthr.com/article/the-mis...witter-account




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