Quote Originally Posted by bsd13 View Post
You missed the point. By a mile. What your animal does to YOU (or any other owner/keeper) isn't an issue. If you get killed by your snake and it is your own stupidity that does it "oh well". If however your animal is a danger to other people for whatever reason and you can't find it a suitable home it's time to put it down. If you can find an appropriate home, great! Don't put it down, there's no reason for it. But when your search has led you to the dregs of Craig's List I'd say your options have come pretty close to running out.
Obviously you missed the point, by more than a mile. Who said his animal is a danger to others? It's caged, correct? Who said he couldn't find a suitable home for it? Who's to say that Craigslist wasn't one of the first places he had posted? Seems to me like you're jumping to conclusions entirely too fast. Obviously you don't get the nature of the beast, nor the giant market, nor their attitude and general "features"...Your "opinions" speak enough on your experience....

Quote Originally Posted by bsd13
My experience comes from rehabilitating wild animals more than giant reptiles. I've had a run in with a few but never been concerned for my life with any snakes. I have however been on the wrong end of some teeth and claws one of which was a cougar that we had been rehabbing for almost 16 months from a cub.
Alright, so you rehabilitate wild animals. And? I've done rescues for almost a decade, bred, raised, sold, and helped when it came to giants. A Cougar is entirely different from a Reticulated Python. How Cougars and Dogs even share many similarities in this is beyond me, but you seem to think different with your "vast" knowledge on them...

Quote Originally Posted by bsd13
Was it my fault I got attacked? Absolutely it was. Did I pay for it? Yeah I did. Did the animal pay for it? With it's life. And believe me it wasn't an easy choice to make but fact of the matter is that we had a supervisory board who recognized that the cat was aggressive and there was no way ANYONE could be expected to handle it and we couldn't take the chance that it wouldn't go right back into town among people.
I'll simply tell you this. An aggressive caged dog, or large cat is far more dangerous than an aggressive caged reptile. They're more unpredictable as well.

Quote Originally Posted by bsd13
I realize snakes and cats aren't the same thing. And I realize a cat is a lot more likely to be territorial, but you can't take the risk either way. That is irresponsible animal ownership. If I chose have a giant snake and it kills me, so what? But if it kills you then there is a problem.
Now where does it say he is putting others at risk or in danger? Your obviously not getting the point. He listed straight away that this animal is very aggressive, giving a responsible warning. He is not letting it roam around like some mongrel mutt, biting people. If it were stated that the animal were puppy dog tame and it wasn't, things would be different. He gave more than a fair warning on the stipulations to this animal, possible caging needs, and what it is feeding on. I've still yet to see any solid support for your opinion, other than you feel the animal needs euthanized...