WTH!must see! - VERY graphic picture warning

[OhhWatALoser]

your supposed to have "WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGE" in the title, not "must see"....

heres the page the picture is from... (WARNING SAME PICTURE) http://www.proexotics.com/live_prey.htm
all it says is "This picture is an extreme example of the risks of feeding live prey, as detailed in our FAQ"

[ryan427]

i found this on google.i was very shocked when i see this picture.i dont know what happen to this bp.very sad.i think she still alive when the pic is taken.anyone know the story behind this pic?

i really dont like to see images like this but i think it sets an example to new keepers and keepers who feed live .so to all snake keepers THIS CAN HAPPEN TO YOUR SNAKE IF YOU DONT KEEP AND EYE WHEN FEEDING LIVE!!!

[Jerhart]

Worst thread ever.

[2kdime]

I remember seeing this a while back

Never leave feeders in with your snakes unattended

[Skittles1101]

OMG, that is seriously the saddest thing I have ever seen, I really want to cry right now. I can't believe people let this happen so their pets. I hope for the poor things sake that he was put down so he doesn't have to suffer. Horrible, just horrible...

[psychophobia]

so this thread can be a warning sign to any keeper or breeder to monitor their snake when give
live rat/mouse.so it not a worst thread.people dont take any advise if they dont see the example of what happen when they do something.believe me,this thread will make everyone of us to avoid this thing happen in the future. take a lesson from this picture.

picture say a thousand words

[fredanthony]

Hard to look at but yes I believe that was a rat attack. If I remember correctly it was an adult rat left in over-night for feeding. Very sad, ball pythons often have no defense against the teeth of a grown rat. Turning the tables here's a pic of my green tree python constricting a rat, note the lower teeth, unlike wild rats whose teeth are ground down by various object they gnaw on, cb rats have teeth that grow out of hand. Btw rats teeth never stop growing and they must grind them down.. Alright so heres the pic:

[Daniel Tuttle]

That is horrible. I feed my ball live (closely surpervised) because that is what the breeder I got her from did. Maybe I should switch to F/T? Is that possible to do after they have had live their whole life?

[djansen]

Worst thread ever.

Why? I think this is a very real issue and I think everyone who owns a snake should see it.

[purplemuffin]

Yeah, I've seen this before.. Sadly if you google search 'cute ball python' this is one of the images that pops up! Yikes!