Quote Originally Posted by brikimura View Post
From what I remember they weren't "letting their cat around a burmese", the cat went outside...like cats do, and a burm that was let go irresponsibly, got the cat. Its not like she put her cat in a cage with one or something. I like snakes and all, but they have to get rid of the burms let into the wild because its going to start effecting the entire food change. Its reality.
They let their cat outside, or it got out. Either way, when that happens you kinda expect the cat not return. I grew up with cats and my mom feeds some of the neighborhood cats that have been fixed by a feral cat program in her area, and everyday if one's missing, she suspects they've been killed. I've had multiple cats escape [a couple just got out and a couple we let in and out so long as they have up to date shots and have been fixed] over my lifetime and if they don't come back in a day or so you kind of expect that they don't come back. It's reality, like you said.

I wasn't trying to say it was the cat owner's fault, I'm saying, you can't blame a snake for eating your cat when it got out. You should expect things to happen. Yes, it's heartbreaking. But it also should be expected when a pet escapes, that they may not return.

Also, how do you know the snake was irresponsibly released? There are hurricanes that destroy homes. The owners should've done more to protect and ensure that their large pythons didn't escape, but with how rapid you're forced to evacuate, sometimes things can't be fully fortified.