Wow. Some people's fear/ignorance.

[NightLad]

Lol, and the fact that I wanted to tell here how cruel it was for all the pigs and cows that died for her to obtain her vast plumpness.

Ohhh snaps.

Actually, I plan to use a similar line if I'm ever confronted on feeding rats/mice. I mean... its just meat. I'd explain that I buy the food pre-killed and frozen in hot-dog like containers, just like the person judging me/Salzedo most likely buys hot-dogs. The feeders are bread and raised for the purpose of filling a food-role, just as pigs and cows are for humans.

Because we are talking about an animal (the snake), and not a person who can choose to control/modify their diet to exclude meat, I suspect that not even a Vegan could argue against the logic. Okay, some die-hard ones might try to argue that raising any animal for the purpose of food is a form of 'slavery', but than again, any such die-hard vegan would also argue that owning a pet is a form of 'slavery,' so the argument would be circular.

A couple of my friends are Vegan, although not the rabid kind. (I say with love!)

[Thunder Kat]

I don't know about anybody else here, but I definitely keep my ball python to sic on rival gangs up in my 'hood...

Cool I taught mine to attack door to door sales men and any one else who shows up before noon! You guys should see the evil looking spiked collar I just got her.
As far as having a story of ignorance; my mom will not come in my house because I own a snake (which is a good thing). My brother complains about her trying to move back with him and our uncle, I just tell him to chain up a couple of anacondas in front of the door. Problem solved.

[Blu Mongoose]

Cool I just tell him to chain up a couple of anacondas in front of the door. Problem solved.

Love it!!!!

[python.princess]

haha! my sis doesn't like snakes (not scared tho) but she's considering allowing her hubby to get some so his mom won't come over! i said go for it!

[Blu Mongoose]

haha! my sis doesn't like snakes (not scared tho) but she's considering allowing her hubby to get some so his mom won't come over! i said go for it!

My inlaws would come over and would take over the house for a week or two at a time. I always ended up put out of my bedroom to avoid a fight. I bought a 4 1/2 ft ball python, set it up in a 55 gal. tank next to my side of the bed. They said they were not coming back to visit till that vile creature was gone! Did I mention they were now my ex inlaws?

[frankykeno]

Originally Posted by NightLad
I also believe that this is a gang type activity; keeping a dangerous snake.

Well geeze OF COURSE I'm part of a gang!

We call ourselves the "Wipe Your Shoes, I Just Washed This Floor" gang and we are very scary! You might be approached on the street by us and handed $20 in case your date gets fresh, or reminded to get your homework done (in a very FIRM SCARY voice mind you). Yep we're mean. Get out of our way, we're on the way to volunteer at the library, take the dog to the vet, pick up 6 kids to haul to hockey practise and we're all hopped up on midol and estrogen suppliments!!!!!!!!!!!

Be afraid...be very afraid! (and get that homework done or they'll be no xbox for you!)

P.S. We all drive very cool minivans that still smell faintly of baby vomit! ohhhhh scary stuff!

[frankykeno]

All jokes aside though folks, we do have to be careful we don't walk over a line here with regards to our TOS. Specifically this part.....

12. Links or text with the purpose of recruiting members to competing sites are not allowed. Linking to other sources for the purposes of sharing something unavailable at BP.net and/or for the purposes of promoting reasonable and appropriate discussion are allowed. However, links to other forums for the purposes of slamming the site, an individual, or other inflammatory action are not allowed.

While we know the truth about snakes and it's almost funny how some view them, in the end we don't want to slam another site or it's members in a place they aren't aware of and therefore cannot defend themselves or their viewpoint in.

[jeffjr464]

the worst thing is, that whole OP post is a product of media misinformation and fearmongering, that person must watch and believe everything she/he sees on cnn!!

[KYSHA]

Every time I go out with one of my bp's people stop and ask if it's poisonous and I tell them " Do you think I'll be holding it if it was "poisonous"? " Or sometimes they ask "Does your snake kills people?" I'll just keep a blank face and tell them "Do you think I fit in this little belly?" and one time my grandmother , who is an absesive christian, told me how could i throw a rat/mice into my snake's cage and let it die and I told her the same way you used to "break" a chicken's neck to eat or when you shoot a rabbit.... It's the circle of life....

[Jenn]

Thank you so much for sharing that with us. Oh my gosh that was so funny.

Thank god the christians are protecting us from the horrible snake gangs!!!