I have never wanted to have a large snake like this before, but this ridiculous story makes me want to. Just to prove people wrong.
Not that they aren't strong animals, but that they are misunderstood and require respect and knowledge in order to take care of properly. Just like ANY other animal.
If we saw dog attacks/bites in the news as much as we see misleading snake stories, there'd be all new laws against owning dogs.
(Maybe not actually, but still...)