what kind if snake is this??

[JoshSloane]

Josh, using your own post please point out "disinformation." I did not say it would kill, I said it can and it certainly can. There are many responsible and veteran huge constrictor keepers but the irresponsible, negligent, and inexperienced owners of large constrictors are the exact reason for the bias toward those snakes. We as responsible reptile owners should always dissuade inexperienced owners from keeping them unless they are being mentored by an experienced keeper. The same logic applies to dogs, guns, teens and ultrafast cars, etc. A speed demon is not a good first car and I would not hand an inexperienced shooter a firearm that I didn't think they could handle. The op seems to be young and or inexperienced and certainly unprepared for a Burmese python. Being a dog owner and a reptile owner you should know better than to equate the two in terms of behavior. A dog can be reliably trained and socialized by a responsible owner. A snake can be kept properly and be somewhat conditioned to handling through proper husbandry but I personally would never believe that they can be trained in any meaningful way to where I would trust a 100lb snake with a child like I would trust a well trained and socialized 100lb dog.

The disinformation was in your tone. The way in which you stated your post sounded to me as if "can kill you" was assuming at the least a moderate possibility if you have one minor slip up.

I think a better way to approach this would be...'Burmese pythons are wonderful snakes, but absolutely not for beginners. They require an immense amount of respect, reptile knowledge, as well as attention to husbandry in order to safely cage, feed and handle. Although most specimens become very docile with regular interactions, due to their large size, caution must be taken when handling adults, with preferably multiple individuals present. As with any animal, children should never be allowed to handle unsupervised.'

You can be killed by anything. Far more people die from falls in the bathtub every year than by large constrictors. But we do not speak of a bathtub as being a usual dangerous item. I was responding to the tone of your post, which very much sounded exactly the same as people who are thrilled to see snakes put on ban lists. I am just saying that everyone needs to be careful in the way that we speak about snakes, and not assume that people, especially non-reptile oriented people can read your tone and fully understand what you are trying to communicate.