Posted on 07/01/2009 8:29:44 PM PDT by FromLori
RIP.
I agree with you if it’s a native snake but boas and pythons are not native. Unfortunately, not everyone will adhere to doing what’s right as far as enclosures or releasing.
Since I was the one who suggested that the owners of these "pets" be accountable let me attempt to answer.
No.
Think about it.
If it even was a python. It could have been a misidentified garter snake.
It is very reasonable to me that police should investigate suspicious activity reported by residents of rural areas. Using the license number why not ask the people what they were doing there, did they have a snake and where is it. If they deny ever having such a "pet" can the police detect the odor in the house.
I do not know how long the smell lingers but I was in a supermarket a few years ago when all of a sudden I noticed a familiar smell. I looked behind me and there was a girl approaching with a snake hanging over her shoulders. She was there to show off her new "pet" to the people she worked with. I wondered how far she was willing to drive when that thing got too big for her and she turned it loose.
Worst case, what if a child goes missing, the searchers notice someone's former "pet" with a bulge, and it turns out to be the child's body. Why not have the police contact the places where those things are sold, get as many names as possible and go talk to the owners. Where's the snake? How did you get rid of it? Can you prove it? Do you have photos of it? Can't prove that the child killer was theirs but at least some "pet" owners might start thinking about what they are doing.
The article said that there were an estimated 150,000 of those things slithering around in that part of the country. Ain't it about time to make these "pet" owners accountable -- though by now most of the 150,000 are issue of the original "pets."
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