My first thought was "I hope that meal stays down and the snake is ok"Originally Posted by Stewart_Reptiles
Great another irresponsible idiot bringing more negative light on snake keepers
My second thought "oh goody, more bad press because some dummy let their retic escape".
Then when I read through the article and saw a neighbor quoted saying this was "at least the third time" the snake escaped it infuriated me. I mean really?!?! This moron has let a retic escape three times?? At least?? This person should not be allowed to keep pets, ever.
This is exactly why I'm in favor of an application process for pets, especially pets that when mishandled can be dangerous to children or other pets.
But I guess it would be hard to deny someone. "I'm sorry, you're too stupid, I can't sell you this animal" probably wouldn't go over well.
Since that will never happen, should breeders of the giants be more responsible with who they sell to? Because I think so. Not every idiot with a couple hundred bucks should be able to walk into an expo/store and walk out with a retic 10 minutes later. First and foremost, these animals can be dangerous, and second, the animals deserve proper homes and care.
And to be fair, I think a basic competency test should be required for ALL animal purchases. They are living creatures after all.
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