Wow. Some people's fear/ignorance.

[Jenn]

Oh, by the way, if any of you want to drive to Florida to dump off your snake... Let me know, I'll take it.

[PythonWallace]

Oh, by the way, if any of you want to drive to Florida to dump off your snake... Let me know, I'll take it.

I have one that I was planning to smuggle down to miami to release, but not until after I use him to get a violent revenge on a rival gang. I'm planning to use his tail to try and poke them in their eyes. Maybe see if I can't get him to expell some urates in their general direction.

[Koiscale451]

Maybe see if I can't get him to expell some urates in their general direction.

The strangest thing that ever happened to me was when I told someone I owned a ball python. Her response was "Aren't those EXTREMELY poisinous?" I said that they are constrictors. Her response: "Whats a constrictor???"
Some people......

[NightLad]

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.

frankykeno

Thanks for that reminder. I’m unsure if your post was directed at me personally, but since I started the thread I feel a need to reply.

I did not quote that post, nor post a link to the other site, with the intention of mocking them. If anything, my only reaction when reading that post was… amazement. I hope that feeling came through in my original message. As for my comments about the poster in question being ‘ignorant’ or ‘speaking with authority on a topic they know nothing about’, I just viewed that as a factual statement, not a mockery. If it was taken as mocking him/her, I apologize.

The link was provided to 1) prove that the message was real, and 2) to allow members who felt compelled to reply directly to the poster(s) via the original forum.

I was spurned to create this thread after reading that post, yes, but also with the intention of asking other members what type of experiences they have had when dealing with uneducated/ignorant people.

As for my comments on vegans; I was not embellishing. Hard-core vegans do view pet ownership as being on par with slavery. This includes; guide-dogs for the blind, K-9 police service units, airport drug/bomb-sniffing dogs, etc. This form of ‘logic’ has been explained to me several times IRL by self-described “hard-core vegans,” although you can find statements to this effect online too.

But as I said, a couple of my good friends are vegan, and totally cool. I guess you can find extremists in just about any belief system – it can’t taint the whole bunch.

[cassandra]

Jo, you crack me up, girl!

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Even when I was deathly afraid of snakes, I didn't care if other people had them as pets; I just didn't want them near me.

Now, of course..."if you've got a snake, please let me see the cutie!"

What this repost from the other forum reminds me of is a revelation I learned recently. When my parents found out I keep pet snakes, my step-mother made joking comments about how she was never coming to our house. When I was home last month, I got a little information from her as to why she dislikes them so much. Much to my surprise and dismay, my step-mother said because snakes are evil creatures as God cast them down to crawl in the dirt after being a part of the deception in the Garden of Eden.

...

Personally I think she has other reasons for not liking snakes and is just using that an excuse. She's my mom and I let it go...'sides, my Dad *LOVES* my snakes. =D

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So, this post about snake gangs*...yeah, pretty uneducated, highly biased and closed minded...or maybe just wants attention. *shrug* I'm glad I know better.

*My snakes have formed a gang. It's called "How about you get off your fat butt and feed us NOW?!" gang.

[littleindiangirl]

I still dont know where those christians are reading that the snakes are evil? No where does it say that God cast them down, and that they are evil.

It's them reading about the devil taking the form of a serpent, and now associating any serpent-like creature as evil. I think it's been taken way out of context. I think Genesis is the only book where the Devil took on the serpent form. (I could be horrible wrong)
Oh well... They are all God's creatures, respect them.

[cassandra]

I still dont know where those christians are reading that the snakes are evil? No where does it say that God cast them down, and that they are evil.

To answer your question, Genesis 3, verses 14 and 15:

14 The LORD God said to the serpent,
"Because you have done this,
cursed are you above all the wild beasts
and all the living creatures of the field!
On your belly you will crawl
and dust you will eat all the days of your life.
15 And I will put hostility between you and the woman
and between your offspring and her offspring;
her offspring will attack your head,
and you will attack her offspring's heel."

[Ginevive]

It is sad how uneducated people can be. That original article literally makes me want to cry. And THESE people VOTE! Ignorance is sad.

[elevatethis]

and dust you will eat all the days of your life.

Funny, mine eat rats...didn't know I was supposed to offer dust. Who knew?

15 And I will put hostility between you and the woman

Ain't that the truth!



I'm assuming that this was coming from a religious-based forum; I've always found it ironic that people who are so devoted to a religion that is based on love for all can have such a divisive and close-minded attitude towards others. I truly feel sorry for those people...

[Hardwikk]

That person really needs to check this site out to disprove all that junk: http://www.bluegorgon.com/FAQ.htm