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Bob can't be the reincarnation of Elvis Presley, could he? Elvis never had abs like Bob.Yeagermeister;2828869 said:
Pet Python Kills Toddler At Sumter County Home
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DallasEast;2828879 said:Bob can't be the reincarnation of Elvis Presley, could he? Elvis never had abs like Bob.
No one has abs like Bob :laugh1:
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vta;2828890 said:
He's crying because that guy stole his bucket. :laugh1:
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Yeagermeister;2828895 said:
I thought that was because he was no longer going to be coaching in Seattle?
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This whole episode falls under the "What did you think you happen" scenario.
I mean, you bring a tiger in the house and it eats your dog. That may not be what you wanted to happen, but seriously, you should have considered it as a distinct possibility.
By the way, tarantulas are not poisonous or dangerous in any way.
I mean, you bring a tiger in the house and it eats your dog. That may not be what you wanted to happen, but seriously, you should have considered it as a distinct possibility.
By the way, tarantulas are not poisonous or dangerous in any way.
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Temo;2829088 said:My senior year of College, I lived off campus in this dilapated old house with a huge back lawn. We built a pen and bought a pet Chicken. Probably the "coolest" pet I ever had.
It was later eaten by a badger in the middle of the night
We had a duck once when I was child, we lived with my grandmothers and my uncle used to bring home animals from the farms he'd work at.
My old world grandmother didn't see dinner as pets...
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I was coming home from work one and a hispanic lady and her daughter were walking their dog. I had to look twice because the daughter had a small goat on a leash like a dog. I thought to myself......cabreto :laugh2:
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When I was little, we used to live near a lake, and every year, there'd be these Geese w/their little ones. One time, I decided I wanted to raise one on my own, but I couldn't catch any. So, I decided to steal an egg instead.
I took it home, and put it under a lamp to incubate it, and also put a blanket over that lamp to help speed up the process. We came home later that day to a huge burn hole in the living room carpet. hehe
I took it home, and put it under a lamp to incubate it, and also put a blanket over that lamp to help speed up the process. We came home later that day to a huge burn hole in the living room carpet. hehe
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I have to agree with the majority, owning a snake as "pet" is STUPID...
Owning a snake when you have small children in the house is far, far worse... I can't even begin to imagine the agony those two idiots are feeling...
I'd say criminal charges would be appropriate, but they're being punished far worse than our legal system could ever hope to...
Owning a snake when you have small children in the house is far, far worse... I can't even begin to imagine the agony those two idiots are feeling...
I'd say criminal charges would be appropriate, but they're being punished far worse than our legal system could ever hope to...
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DallasEast;2828879 said:Bob can't be the reincarnation of Elvis Presley, could he? Elvis never had abs like Bob.
Actually, he did...
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DFWJC;2828602 said:
Yes it is. Your kids saftey should come before any animal, whether they are considered "wild" or "trained".
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Looks like I'm in the minority but I don't think owning snakes is "stupid". Sure, snakes aren't the most active creatures but I think they are pretty cool. A while back I was really looking into getting a snake but nothing ever came of it.
Some of the patterns that some of the ball pythons have are unreal.
Check some of these out.
http://www.8ballpythons.com/collection.htm
Ball Python is about as big as I would go. They don't get all that great in size. Anything bigger is just a lot of work to keep up with. Housing requirements and of course the potential to do damage like this guys did would be a concern for me.
Some of the patterns that some of the ball pythons have are unreal.
Check some of these out.
http://www.8ballpythons.com/collection.htm
Ball Python is about as big as I would go. They don't get all that great in size. Anything bigger is just a lot of work to keep up with. Housing requirements and of course the potential to do damage like this guys did would be a concern for me.
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Hoofbite;2829570 said:
Not calling anyone stupid but I do think wild animals have no place living among people.
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Charges will be brought against the owner of a pet python that strangled a 2-year-old Florida girl in her crib, killing her, police told FOXNews.com.
There was no immediate word on what charges will be filed, since authorities still are working on the specifics, a Sumter County Sheriffs source said.
Shaiunna Hare died early Wednesday morning after being attacked by the snake, which belonged to her mother's boyfriend and escaped from its aquarium, deputies said.
The little girl was killed by the 8-foot, 5-inch Burmese python as she slept after it got out of its tank in another room of the house, according to Sumter County Sheriff's Lt. Bobby Caruthers. The aquarium didn't have a lock as required by law, he told FOX News Thursday.
Jaren Ashley Hare, 21, and Shaiunna shared the central Florida home with Hare's boyfriend, 32-year-old Charles Jason Darnell, and his children.
Caruthers told FOX that Darnell may face charges for not having a permit for the python. Deputies say Darnell did not have the $100 permit required to own a python in Florida, which is a second-degree misdemeanor.
He also could be charged with child endangerment, child neglect or even manslaughter or homicide, according to Caruthers.
Darnell told investigators that he put the snake in a bag inside its aquarium Tuesday night. But when he woke up Wednesday morning, he said, the snake was gone. He found it wrapped around the girl in her crib.
Darnell stabbed the snake repeatedly to free the little girl, but the toddler already had been strangled. The snake also bit her on the head, the station reported.
He called 911 after he pried the python away from the child.
"The baby's dead!" a sobbing caller from the house screamed to a 911 dispatcher in tapes released by police. "Our stupid snake got out in the middle of the night and strangled the baby!"
Authorities did not identify the caller and removed the person's name from the recording.
"She got out of the cage last night and got into the baby's crib and strangled her to death," the caller says in the tape.
Paramedics said the little girl was dead when they arrived at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the house in Oxford, about 50 miles northwest of Orlando.
Two other children also were in the house at the time but were not hurt, according to WTVT.
The pet already had escaped once earlier that night, Caruthers told FOX News.
Authorities removed the snake Wednesday from the small house, bordered by cow pastures, after obtaining a search warrant. Once outside, the python was placed in a bag, which was put inside a dog crate. It was still alive.
Hare and Darnell were taken to the police station for questioning.
"They are very distraught," Caruthers told WTVT, adding that the two have been "very cooperative."
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation spokeswoman Joy Hill said the snake will be placed with someone who has a permit, pending an investigation into the girl's death.
Hill said her department is unaware of a non-venomous snake ever before killing a human in Florida.
"This could be a first for the state," she told the station.
Burmese pythons are not native to Florida, but they easily survive in the state and can reach a length of 26 feet and weigh more than 200 pounds.
Some owners have freed pythons into the wild and a population of them has taken hold in the Everglades. One killed an alligator and then burst when it tried to eat it.
Scientists also speculate a bevy of Burmese pythons escaped in 1992 from pet shops battered by Hurricane Andrew and have been reproducing since.
"It's becoming more and more of a problem, perhaps no fault of the animal, more a fault of the human," said Jorge Pino, a state wildlife commission spokesman. "People purchase these animals when they're small. When they grow, they either can't control them or release them."
George Van Horn, owner of Reptile World Serpentarium in St. Cloud, said the strangulation could have occurred because the snake felt threatened or because it thought the child was food.
"They are always operating on instinct," he said. "Even the largest person can become overpowered by a python."
There was no immediate word on what charges will be filed, since authorities still are working on the specifics, a Sumter County Sheriffs source said.
Shaiunna Hare died early Wednesday morning after being attacked by the snake, which belonged to her mother's boyfriend and escaped from its aquarium, deputies said.
The little girl was killed by the 8-foot, 5-inch Burmese python as she slept after it got out of its tank in another room of the house, according to Sumter County Sheriff's Lt. Bobby Caruthers. The aquarium didn't have a lock as required by law, he told FOX News Thursday.
Jaren Ashley Hare, 21, and Shaiunna shared the central Florida home with Hare's boyfriend, 32-year-old Charles Jason Darnell, and his children.
Caruthers told FOX that Darnell may face charges for not having a permit for the python. Deputies say Darnell did not have the $100 permit required to own a python in Florida, which is a second-degree misdemeanor.
He also could be charged with child endangerment, child neglect or even manslaughter or homicide, according to Caruthers.
Darnell told investigators that he put the snake in a bag inside its aquarium Tuesday night. But when he woke up Wednesday morning, he said, the snake was gone. He found it wrapped around the girl in her crib.
Darnell stabbed the snake repeatedly to free the little girl, but the toddler already had been strangled. The snake also bit her on the head, the station reported.
He called 911 after he pried the python away from the child.
"The baby's dead!" a sobbing caller from the house screamed to a 911 dispatcher in tapes released by police. "Our stupid snake got out in the middle of the night and strangled the baby!"
Authorities did not identify the caller and removed the person's name from the recording.
"She got out of the cage last night and got into the baby's crib and strangled her to death," the caller says in the tape.
Paramedics said the little girl was dead when they arrived at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the house in Oxford, about 50 miles northwest of Orlando.
Two other children also were in the house at the time but were not hurt, according to WTVT.
The pet already had escaped once earlier that night, Caruthers told FOX News.
Authorities removed the snake Wednesday from the small house, bordered by cow pastures, after obtaining a search warrant. Once outside, the python was placed in a bag, which was put inside a dog crate. It was still alive.
Hare and Darnell were taken to the police station for questioning.
"They are very distraught," Caruthers told WTVT, adding that the two have been "very cooperative."
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation spokeswoman Joy Hill said the snake will be placed with someone who has a permit, pending an investigation into the girl's death.
Hill said her department is unaware of a non-venomous snake ever before killing a human in Florida.
"This could be a first for the state," she told the station.
Burmese pythons are not native to Florida, but they easily survive in the state and can reach a length of 26 feet and weigh more than 200 pounds.
Some owners have freed pythons into the wild and a population of them has taken hold in the Everglades. One killed an alligator and then burst when it tried to eat it.
Scientists also speculate a bevy of Burmese pythons escaped in 1992 from pet shops battered by Hurricane Andrew and have been reproducing since.
"It's becoming more and more of a problem, perhaps no fault of the animal, more a fault of the human," said Jorge Pino, a state wildlife commission spokesman. "People purchase these animals when they're small. When they grow, they either can't control them or release them."
George Van Horn, owner of Reptile World Serpentarium in St. Cloud, said the strangulation could have occurred because the snake felt threatened or because it thought the child was food.
"They are always operating on instinct," he said. "Even the largest person can become overpowered by a python."