Quote Originally Posted by Derrick13 View Post
When I turn twenty one I'm going to apply for a concealed weapons liscense, for my protection. It is worse considering the gun is a lifeless object and the snake is living. A snake being used as a weapon, wether its venomus or not causes stress on the snake. I do support gun ownership, however I also support the idea of people owning weapons only if they can pass a government class on the subject. There is too many morons out there. Perhaps afew liscensed professionals should be aloud to keep venomus snakes for home study as long as they are monitored frequently.
The world is full of morons and no matter what there will always be people that own guns that use them for gangs and crimes and there will always be people that own animals they shouldnt really own either but that doesnt mean that all the good people that own guns and exotic animals should be punished for that. I feel about venomous snakes the exact same way I feel about large constrictors. They do have the potential to be VERY dangerous but its all in the hands of the individual that owns them. If you keep them properly and handle them properly you should never have a problem. THey make so many tools nowadays for venomous snakes that if you wanted you really wouldnt ever actually have to even touch the snake. Theres all kinds of hooks, tubes, trap boxes , bags.