Smashing a snake on "The Colony"

[Big Gunns]

Although in a way I do agree... but as pet owners we are knowingly taking on the responsibility to provide an animal with what it needs. And in taking on predators we acknowledge their need to kill other animals to survive.

I hate senseless killing in general, which it sounds like this was, which is much different than provide food for a fellow animal. I honestly believe you're comparing apples to oranges, but I think I understand what you're getting at.

BG doesn't really think it's "apples to oranges", but at least you get BG's point.

The colonists SINCERELY believed that this snake was venomous. It was not simply the killing of a snake for the sake of killing--they honestly believed that it posed a real threat to their safety.

So do you think every venomous snake that the public comes in contact with should be killed?

Discovery has a few dumb shows out as of late

A few? PFFTT>...

As someone who loves rats as well as snakes, I understand where you are coming from. But it seems to me that this was a complete waste of life. At least reptile hobbyist utilize the life they take. I do appreciate this empathic post though. It's nice to know that some people are thinking out of their own world.

This is what BG does best. His ability to see the other persons side makes him the genius communicator he is.

All of the survival shows are fake, and none need to kill any animal in order to "survive" the "week" they're there. They can film in a couple days, but I'd bet they're all sitting in tents having some sort of canned food and not scrounging off animals/reptiles/plants. The only reason they do eat bugs/animals is to give some sort of survival skill to the public, but mainly for entertainment/shock factor.

Although I enjoy the majority of survival shows (Dual Survival, Man vs Wild, Suvivorman, The Colony) they really don't need to kill animals/reptiles as they aren't in a true survival situation. It is for the 'shock' factor and making people think: "is he really going to eat that? Oh wow he just did!" If any of them got attacked and hurt, or bitten by a venomous reptile, i'm sure they have anti-venom on hand (a lot of the things are presented to them to show what to do/how to do something), and a helicopter nearby in the event something happens. There is certainly risk in these types of show, but not the risk needing to survive off the animals that live there.

Shows that get good ratings because of what they're showing aren't going to change anytime soon though!

Big Gunns has said this before, and he'll say it again. Yes they do need to kill the animals they encounter that they're going to eat. What do you expect them to do? Should they just say "there's a turtle over there...I could show you how to kill and eat it, but I'm gonna eat this snickers bar instead...all you viewers can figure out how to do it on your own". DUHHHHH. Sure it has some "shock value" to it, but it's a survival show....not a nature walk. BG honestly really has learned a thing or two from those shows...and we all know Big Gunns knows everything.

Now does BG hate to see them kill a reptile? Of course he does, but BG realizes that they can't do the show properly without killing the animals. As long as they're not endangered, BG is just gonna have to live with it. He doesn't like it, but he's not gonna be a hypocrite about it. He kills rats and mice all the time(kinda hates that also to be honest). It does bother BG sometimes when he's driving with a car full of feeders knowing they'll all be dead in hours. BG does have a heart.