Tonight I was clicking around and saw a show on animal planet "worlds biggest pets". First segment was on a dude keeping a buffalo in his house, second, was a giant rabbit, but the third featured a burmese python at (supposedly) 16' and about 120lbs. What was horrendous, is how they played up how dangerous it was, how the owner obvisouly didn't know how to handle a large snake safely, and most-of-all how they made up a fact about it.. the claim was "pythons smaller than her have suffocated and EATEN their owners". It just disgusts me how they can make up "facts" out of the air with such an obvious agenda... They emphasized the danger of the python MORE than the danger of having a buffalo in your house. *sigh* There's even a lovely segment with the snake striking her (and biting) at the vet's where they claim that the wound will require immediate medical attention. The owner was obviously not experienced with large snakes (didn't even use a hook), so it was all a lesson on how not to handle a large snake.
I found a copy of the full show on youtube, so if you would care to watch, the python segment is at 16:31.
Just thought I would vent and share. :/
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