Quote Originally Posted by broadude View Post
I have till now kept out of this, because I could see the rationale on both sides.

However, reading how she had experience and that reptiles were not new to her, I am of the mind that she wasn't "stupid," nor did she make a "stupid" mistake. I would label it more "misplaced" concern.

She seemed to be more concerned about the animal's health than her own safety. Perhaps she thought that she knew the snake well enough to be able to handle it on her own. We will never know what behaviors that the animal was displaying that made her take that chance.
I agree with you. Honestly, this thread should have been over a while ago. Someone died trying to take care of their sick snake. Her actions may not have been well thought out, but it wasn't as if she died trying to wrangle some deadly snake to impress others.