Dabble said:
I just wish people would be more responsible with their pets.
No shit. Why would you buy a snake that will live 15-20 years and get 15-20+ feet long if you're not willing to take care of it?
Oh, you didn't know it was going to live that long and get that big? Score one for responsible pet ownership.
I swear to God there should be a mandatory IQ test before anyone is allowed to own pets. I also think that part of the responsibility lies with pet stores and breeders who sell these animals to just anybody. A snake this big should require a license.
A-FREAKIN'-MEN.
People Who Let Their Snakes Loose: "Duhhuhuhuhuh! 'Ree-serch'? What's that?"
Thistle said:
Thank you, Chronicle, for making this fair city sound like a worrywart grandma to the rest of the world.
Don't worry. The people who are actually worried about snakes migrating to that part of the country probably don't even live there.
As a youngen' I spent my summers searching for snakes in Golden Gate Park. I can just imagine the look on my granma's face if I'd come home with one of these suckers :-)
Python Eats Australian Family Dog
A 16-foot python stalked a family dog for days before swallowing the pet whole in front of horrified children in the Australian tropics, animal experts said Wednesday.
The boy and girl, ages 5 and 7, watched as the scrub python devoured their silky terrier-Chihuahua crossbreed Monday at their home near Kuranda in Queensland state.
Stuart Douglas, owner of the Australian Venom Zoo in Kuranda, said scrub pythons typically eat wild animals such as wallabies, a smaller relative of the kangaroo, but sometimes turn to pets in urban areas.
Thistle
SUICIDEGIRL
California, USA
FEB 22, 2008 07:50 PM