Omg...

[Ginevive]

I just watched the Buffalo News on channel 4.. one of the stories was, some person's ball python got wrapped around their hand, and they needed an EMT to get it off!??!!
I had this happen once, and gently peeled Ginger off of me... what is this world coming to?!! EMTs.. negative publicity for snakes.. sigh.

[Spaniard]

Gotta love the media, they always make snakes seem soooo evil

[joepythons]

Gotta love the media, they always make snakes seem soooo evil

You got that correct .It was probably a corn snake lol

[tmlowe5704]

You got that correct .It was probably a corn snake lol

probably no shorter than 12 ft long

[Nate]

probably no shorter than 12 ft long

yeah a good thing it wasn't a child other wise it could have eatn the child. we all know how our snakes are, with their 3 inch long fangs too....


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[Tybalt]

I have been an EMT for several years in an area with a very high call volume. I have never been in a situation quite like this one. LOL, I will tell you how I would've dealt with this.

I would have called police backup while gently removing the "EVIL CULPRIT BALL PYTHON" and placed it in my medic bag for future "inspection".
While all this commotion is happening I would cart that crazy person right to the loony bin. SCORE!!


-Danny

P.S. I really wouldn't steal from anyone. But it is so hard to resist
their 15ft./80lb/red-green-purple rear fanged BP.

[jason221]

15ft./80lb/red-green-purple rear fanged BP.

In the newspaper a little while ago there was a small article titled "snake on the loose" or something of the sort. Some guy's ball python escaped... no big deal, right? Well, you know how these types of news stories always include background info? The first line was, "ball pythons can get up to 12 ft long." :eek:

[SiscoReptiles]

It's one of the reasons that I make a goal for myself to educate kids to the proper care of reptiles, to go out and do show and tells at schools, librarys, cub scouts, etc... These kids will be the future news reporters, state senators, and so forth. You can't teach an ignorant person who is stuck in their way, but you can get the kids now and one day we can do away with some of the ignorance before it festers. ;P

Rick

[joepythons]

I have a good one for ya.Today my daughter come home from school and proceeds to tell me about one of her classmates having a snake.Well of course she now has my full attention .She says that this boy told her he has a venoumus(spelling) corn snake from Africa .Of course my daughter knows better .She says to him that you can not have a venoumus corn snake from Africa ,because they do not exist .He said that is what his Dad told him it was and my daughter does not know what she is talking about .O yea they only feed it once a month also .

[KalonjiBP]

Since this was the only thing similar, i guess ill get this off my chest.

Not only snakes u know, pissed me off the other day here in south Florida when a lady was killed by her dog(a Presa Canario). all the first reports on the news reported the most funniest things I've ever heard about the breed. One reporter said that they are used to kill pitbulls, wtf? one said the breed was known for being very agressive towards humans. One did say it was a pitbull on steroids (it really does look like it), but still bad press. The ignorance of some ppl huh.

Don't even get me started on the ridiculousness i overheard in the pet store on Sunday.