Wild caught rat snake husbandry

[rlditmars]

Ummm... wow. Hold on while I finish the laugh that I'm having...


Alright then. Hahaha. Wow.


Now with that said, I am not a police officer and it is not my job to enforce the laws that our legislature has established for us. If I see someone speeding will I politely ask them at the next stoplight to please slow it down because the speed limit is 35, not 55? Absolutely not, and unless you do as well you're being a hypocrite. If someone else desires anarchy, that is up to them. As a member of the U.S. Army I affirmed to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Me not telling a buddy to return a snake to the wild doesn't fall into that realm, therefore I'm going to keep on keepin' on with my life and worry about me and my family and friends.

As for your question about someone hurting my family or a friend of mine, I am generally a teddy bear but if someone messes with what I love I go from teddy bear to a pissed off grizzly in 0.1 seconds. However, your question has no merit as there would certainly be circustances that would have led up to the incident in question, and if the fault were that of my loved one then I would hold them accountable for their own actions. If not I'd help my loved one end the conflict swiftly and resolutely.

Why I wasted 5 minutes of my life typing this I'll never know. Maybe it's because I like a good debate. Either way, try no to fall off of your high horse (from where I sit here it looks like quite a long wat to the ground!).

If my retort offered some levity to your day, then I am glad. I will agree that my skin can be thin and my horse can get awfully high sometimes. Gotta keep him away from the Loco weed. But I do so love a good debate with a worthy opponant and I hope you don't really feel the 5 minutes was wasted.

My response to slashmaster, though perhaps extreme, was just meant to remind us to think beyond the question. See the bigger picture. I use worst case scenarios to make visible the slippery slope. I used the passenger pigeon because it was still profiteers, be it market hunters or pet traders.

And to answer you question, I would not knock on the window of soemone who is speeding and ask them to slow down, so, "Hypocrisy, thy name is me". But if they rolled down the window and asked for directions, I'd probably say something. Slashmaster invited members of the blog to give advice in an open forum. Was I a bit off target? Perhaps. But I offered my opinion.

I also agree that you nor I can save the world, but there is nothing wrong with making a small effort, such as providing my $0.02.

As for you, I have nothing but respect and appreciation for who you are and what you do as a member of our military. People like you provide people like me, the very freedom to not only have an opinion, as misguided as you may think it it to be, but to express it. For that I am truly greatful. Thank you. Stay safe and get home as quickly as you can.

I will now step down out of the stirrup before I break my arm. You may now return to your regularly scheduled programming.