Once again Billy has proved he is ignorant!

[Oxylepy]

I watched Billy last night and on that episode he got called to a woman's house to get a snake in her kitchen. It was a ball python and he caught it with big long tongs.. He told the woman that it was a good thing you called me because pythons are not native and can grow to 20 to 30 feet and will eat your dog! All I got to say is: THANKS BILLY! You are really helping the hobby!!! This is why people are afraid of snakes and are misinformed!

Well Pythons can grow up to 20-30 feet, and can eat your dog... Just because he's a dipstick and cant tell species apart doesnt mean he wasnt partially right.

[Generationshell]

haha I'm sure after he did his research and learned that they only can grow max 6 ft& essentially the most harmless snake outthere. he prob felt a lilo stupid/embarrassed.

[Lolo76]

I've never watched the show, because I know I'd end up throwing something and breaking my beautiful television. But I do have to ask, what does he do with the captured snakes? Are they rescued (hopefully by somebody more well-informed than himself) or released? And where does the show film?

[Generationshell]

He actually ended up keeping the ball python as a pet :]
All other snakes he either gives them to places that research snakes or release them back to the wild
It is filmed in Lousianna.

[reggi-BP]

Hmmm anyone feel the need to email him to inform about snakes...because obviously he is incompetent in that field....
Now everyone who watched the show... if they ever come across a ball python will think of is at this "evil, dog eating," creature. And most likey hurt the ball python....

me i want the snake its so cute i can understand the lady being scared but shes an animal lover if he was to give her the correct info on it an told her about it she prob wounda kelp it but can u email him for real cuz i need that address

[Lolo76]

And it's obvious that producers or someone goes to the houses before Billy gets there. Did you notice, in the first story, with the yellowjacket nest, the little boys LSU jacket had tape over the logo when he came outside.

To be fair, that's common practice for ANY television show... you have to prep for the cameras (lighting & so forth), have the participants sign waivers, mic & makeup them, etc. My brother was on the MTV show "Room Raiders" some years back, where they supposedly SURPRISE and "kidnap" the people whose rooms are being raided. According to my brother he was informed weeks earlier (given a day but not exact time of the filming), and the surprise shot was really taped three times. He was actually barefoot when they came, so they made him go back and put shoes on for another take. 'Tis show business.

But yeah, this Billy guy is clearly a moron... I commented on the other thread about this, and it deserves to be said again!

[Lolo76]

He actually ended up keeping the ball python as a pet :]
All other snakes he either gives them to places that research snakes or release them back to the wild
It is filmed in Lousianna.

That's cool... hopefully he knows what it is now, and how big it will actually get. I can see him showing off his GIANT python to friends, telling them it will eventually be 20ft long. Don't hold your breath, Billy!

Now you'd think an exterminator in Louisiana would know snakes, or at have some general knowledge of them... it's not like he found some rare species or anything.

[Oxylepy]

You're suggesting that an exterminator in *censored* nowhere would know about non-native constrictor species? Do you really think they test these people on this kind of thing? The exterminators here in Pittsburgh are mostly GED guys and arent the brightest people, combine that with an area filled with people who either graduated from inferior school systems, got GEDs or just dropped out of school and you are thinking they would have knowledge of a non-native species of animal?

Come on now, you should be proud that he still has all his fingers and isnt huffing the chemicals.

[Generationshell]

He has been an exterminator for 20+ years he should know tons about snakes considering his amount of experience.
That BP was so cute. How can you be afraid of that tiny thing?
It didn't hiss or srtike or coil. It was just docile as ever.It looked pretty relaxed to me.
He knew it was a python and pythons are not venomous so why did he have to use that 4 foot claw to get the barely 2 and a half foot snake that was'nt being aggressive at all?

[Generationshell]

crew@vexconinc.com
There's the email for anyone who wants to email them :] Feel free. I'd be very curious about their response.

Billy actually went to two colleges and has his masters in termite extermination