what kind if snake is this??

[JoshSloane]

Josh, I am a firm believer in and supporter of the 2nd Amendment and I cringe when I hear someone say "guns don't kill people, people do." That's a half truth if there ever was one and it weakens the argument for the right to keep and bear arms. I feel the same way about the giant constrictors and other potentially deadly pets. If the potential for disaster is openly discussed along with the protocols that should be followed to prevent accidents I think it makes for a much more cogent and respectable argument for our rights. To deny or belittle the potential for disaster, I feel, has a tendency to make the antis even more distrustful.

I am a staunch 2nd amendment believer as well, but I have to disagree with your line of reasoning. What I am saying is that the public picks and chooses which objects to highlight as dangerous, regardless of the actual statistics which back up the argument. For example, in 2013 there were over 32,000 deaths as a result from car accidents. If someone on this forum said, "hey im going to be picking up my new truck today," you wouldn't say, "well you better think twice, tens of thousands of people die from car wrecks yearly." Yet when someone inquires into a large constrictor you immediately threw out the "can kill you" line, when there are only a small handful of people hurt by large snakes yearly. Point is, what people choose to describe as deadly, in blatant disregard for statistics, tends to add to the stigma of that certain object.