Woman with big exotic pet collection dies of snake bite

ONN ^ | September 12, 2004

[gortklattu]

http://coloherp.org/cb-news/archive/nature/Paradise.php

[mrsmel]

Thanks, I'm reading them:)

[NonValueAdded]

It had a minor role in John Grisham's The Testament.

[No Surrender No Retreat]

Fools will continue to be fools and in the case of the viper victim.(a dead fool)

[nuconvert]

Another one bites the dust.

Thanx for the ping and the laugh.

[Revelation 911]

I used to lurk sometimes at a website for people who keep "hot" (venomous) snakes,and you wouldn't believe how vehemnet they are that it's their "right" to keep these snakes,without licensing,without training,without having to provide proof that they know how to properly keep them,and without it being neccessary for them to provide their own anti-venin. They get exotic snakes from abroad,ofetn smuggled,some for which there is no effective anti-venin.

I'll agree and add that some will harvest local varieties for "pets" - In NY - they all visit "rattlesnake hill" in the western southern tier - Another stop is the Bergen swamp for the Pygmy rattler

[MirrorField]

Well, I remember hearing that one family got some entertainment out of Diamondback Rattler in their terrarium. Said snake ate mainly live mice and the entertainment consisted of watching said snake to hunt the mice. But this might be urban legend.

Anyway, as for keeping "hot" snakes as pets: Why not if you want them. Though there should be some requirements considering their hazardousness, mainly about notifying emergency services. Otherwise, it's their own ass that is endangered and thus Not A Societal Problem.

Besides, you can give your snake cute pet names and some of them are quite beautiful.

[GeorgiaFreeper]