It's interesting that you see the woman's abandonment of her survival instinct as an act of 'selflessness.' I love my snake, but no way do I sacrifice my life for it (or any other animal that might be under my care and control.)Originally Posted by JordanAng420
I definately agree with Elizabeth on this one, but I did watch one episode that was bittersweet that I kind of liked.
It was a woman who was known to let her snakes roam loose in the room while she cleaned her snake cages...she also happened to do this with her gaboon viper(not the most intellegent thing to do, but I digress...)
Anyways, the inevitable happened, and she got bitten on the hand one day while cleaning. Apparently, she bled out, and died soon afterward.
She never called for help. Why? Because she didn't want her animals destroyed. She'd rather die than have the govenrnment come and kill her beloved snakes.
How amazing...truely the ultimate act of selflessness.
I simply couldn't conceive of a mindset that would place an animal's welfare above my own. What if a 'hot' had bitten that woman's child? Would you advocate her not calling the authorities in that case as well?
Please understand that I'm not trying to sound critical here - I simply don't understand how anyone could feel the way you do about a situation like that.
Or perhaps I'm simply misinterpreting what you said?
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