Quote Originally Posted by Rob View Post
I agree he was afraid. But putting a video up like this is only going to add to the misconception that these animals can not be kept as pets. That's the exact opposite purpose of the channel. If a channel we come to expect to put our pets in the best light is putting up videos making them out to be out of control animals only because of poor handling. Then it's only a matter of time before they come for our retics. For those of you that aren't worried because you don't keep large snakes, they will continue down the line until the point of adding bps to the Lacey act as well. Videos making snakes look like monsters should bother you if you want the hobby to have any future. In no way would I chalk this video up as a win.
"Seriously this thing is powerful. This is not a pet"

This was like watching an advertisement by an organization trying to ban the ownership of large constrictors (the state of New York?)

In this weeks episode of Kamp Kenan he expresses contempt for anyone importing species that have been listed and does so emphatically enough that it seems doubtful he approves of any importation whether that is his position or not.

Primitive Tim recently had back-to-back episodes where he went into lengthy instructions to his viewership to seek out law enforcement to ask them for does and don'ts as to what is legal before going on a herping adventure. Tim was so pro law enforcement I began thinking of him as Officer Tim.

Then there is The Python Hunter. I have not seen an episode of this as I could not make it through the intro. The guy is a cop.

What happened to "The Adventurer"? The last episode he was catching Burmese pythons in the everglades. Before that he was playing with rattlesnakes. This show had potential. It appears to have disappeared.


Quote Originally Posted by iPanda View Post
Another note, if it bit ONCE, how do we know it wasn't some idiot trying to hold it when it was in feed mode? I hate snakebytes with a bloody passion. They do us a disservice to the hobby.
I disagree. I miss Chewy. Sam the colubrid girl was hot too. If you don't like watching Brian remove Satan from the drawer then you have gone over to the other side and don't even know it.

The worst enemy the reptile community has is the fifth column of people haters who own reptiles and work efficiently online conducting psyops operations against snake owners to sap their will to fight unjust laws.

For the record, I just bought a female Sumatran retic. She has a ferocious feeding response eating frozen/thawed as eagerly as live. I'm in love, she's my girl.