Pet Store Python Pissed Off

[MelissaFlipski]

A pet store python got pissed and bit the owner - at least this one ends well for the snake.
http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/...rylist=orlocal

[missi182]

If they can't handle a jolly giant like a burm, its their fault for owning one...Smart snake though

[MelissaFlipski]

I don't own any giants, so maybe I am naive, but how does a 12 ft Burm "throw you on the floor"? Don't you just fall down under it's weight?

[starmom]

Well, chalk up another stupid thing to happen in my state. The idiot store keeper had been handling feeder mice and then (without washing up) reached into the cage for the snake. Well duh. The snake bit and wrapped; logical snake behavior. Stupid human.

[talon04]

Just found a video about this.

http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=...rom=im_f_18-24

[missi182]

bahahahaha, o my. Seriously... I wouldn't want to be on T.V advertising that I couldnt control my animals..

[CeraDigital]

I don't own any giants, so maybe I am naive, but how does a 12 ft Burm "throw you on the floor"? Don't you just fall down under it's weight?

They can pull, push, or whip you sideways. I know from first hand experience. They are incredibly powerful animals, and a large one will make most men look like baby's with the strength they can exert

[missi182]

They can pull, push, or whip you sideways. I know from first hand experience. They are incredibly powerful animals, and a large one will make most men look like baby's with the strength they can exert

I believe it. I just don't think that a snake that big should be handled by someone that calls 911 if she gets a finger bite (not that the situation wasn't "serious" but with a snake that big, be prepared for goodness sakes)

[Patrick Long]

Put it this way......

100 pounds of pure muscle, CAN DO WHATEVER IT WANTS TO YOU

LOL

[Freakie_frog]

Andrew is right most people never experience the force and determination of a feeding response from a giant. I have had a 3000 gram female ball latch on to me with a feeding response and I can tell you it is quite off putting. Even an experienced keep could be taken by aback by the sheer physical strength these animals possess. The lady is lucky a 12' burm couldn't have eaten her I wouldn't think but it could have kill her had she been alone. This is a classic example of a SFE that could have cost big.