My Rant

[corgigirl9]

Also now that Ive seen the videos... Those people dont deserve snakes and their coolness!!!!

[Tirevy]

I completely agree with your rant. I get that all the time, how snakes are "killers" and they're dangerous as hell. It pisses me off that they can't see past the media-hype of all snakes being man-eaters.

I also feel though that all "dangerous" creatures get a bad rap. Especially sharks. Snakes and sharks, my two favourite animals, get the worst of things. It's just sad how people watch movies like Jaws or (God forbid) Snakes on a Plane and automatically take these beautiful creatures as extremely dangerous.

It just makes me sad...

[gman8585]

yeah i'd say they all demonize reptiles (Snakes the most) to get tv viewings. lately been watching clips about burmese pythons breeding in florida,even tho it is a dumb news reporter talking out of his a$$ , it leaves me in awe to think about burmese pythons taking hold in florida with a wild population ... but yea those kind of shows just wanna paint a picture , that picture ......... snake kill babys

[Bellabob]

I completley agree. I have seen all the shows you are talking about, and it makes me pissed being measure.

[ER12]

Animal Planet has just published a new one sided propaganda piece against the exotics community:
http://animal.discovery.com/tv/fatal...-overview.html

It's no surprise that all of their "sources" come from HSUS and other AR sites.
In my books, They have officially joined the rank stenches of the AR propaganda machine.

[Br. Francis]

I agree with the rant and the problem is nobody wants to take the time and learn the truth, if people think reptiles are dangerous, then it is easier to present reptiles in this light, but there are a few bright spots too. In 2004's Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, a snake is framed for a murder but proven not only innocent but shown as a great animal. Katy Perry's California Gurls video has the sweetest morphs I've ever seen. Again, in this video snakes are shown in a good light. And these two examples just pop into my head, there are more out there like Steve Erwin who was very pro-snake too. It isn't all bleak out there.

[dr del]

Dangit!!

........Katy Perry's California Gurls video has the sweetest morphs I've ever seen. Again, in this video snakes are shown in a good light. And these two examples just pop into my head,........

You made me go watch that.

Either there are different versions of that video or your head needs de-popped.

There were some computer generated candy cane spiral striped snakes in the version I saw but, like Katy Perry's talent, they were not real upon closer examination.


dr del

[Br. Francis]

Dangit!!



You made me go watch that.

Either there are different versions of that video or your head needs de-popped.

There were some computer generated candy cane spiral striped snakes in the version I saw but, like Katy Perry's talent, they were not real upon closer examination.


dr del

It was pun on sweet and candy, but I liked seeing snakes shown as cool, beautiful and part of the perfect land Katy was singing about.

[dr del]

Ahhh! Gotcha,

I had to go watch some of The Pretty Reckless vids to get some good sounds running round my head.

I don't know if it slipped through but I am not Katys biggest fan.

It's probably related to her choice of husband in part.


dr del

[anatess]

The Legend of the Guardians movie has a snake as the nurse maid. She is pretty cool and very adventurous and the owls are very protective of her! They even gave her pretty eyelashes!