Pythons confiscated from a Cleveland home

[The Hedgehog]

I agree he should have followed the law--thanks to everyone who clarified on that. I appreciate it.
What makes me angry though is just the neighbor lady. While I wouldn't wish harm on her, I do wish she'd stop harming herself with irrational fears, and instead of being terrified of the neighbors choice of pet, perhaps discuss with them why they chose them, their behavior, etc.
Or go to a herp society or zoo and see some of the animals.
You don't have to act like she did, staying up all night afraid that the snakes would eat her. :/

I was trying to stay out of this, but this comment has to be quoted.

Sometimes fear is just unexplainable. Some people had bad experiences, and others just have irrational fears of snakes that will NEVER be solved. Trust me, I've educated a few of my friends on snakes and while they understand that my ball pythons would never hurt them or try and "eat" them, they still don't want to see/think/hear about them. For that I respect that they were willing to listen, and they respect that I won't push the issue.

You have to understand that WE as a group are a select few people who enjoy this hobby and know that these snakes aren't man-eaters like the news organizations and government make them out to be. So therefore because we are so select, we have to live by a set of rules, and he didn't live by them. So whether you're mad at her or not, she didn't do anything wrong, except call the wildlife service because she's afraid. If he had the permits the state required, this story wouldn't even be on the news in the first place.