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  • MONDAY SEPTEMBER 13 2004 4:00 AM

Eccentric Animal Lover Dies

Submitted by Aaron

Edited by _Sarah_

Alexandria Hall, a 44-year-old woman from Cincinatti, Ohio, died on Saturday.

Hall was in the hospital being treated for a snake bite she received from her pet urutu pit viper. Hall drove herself to the hospital on Monday after receiving the bite.

Neighbors knew she had pets, including rabbits and birds, but were unaware of her collection of at least nine poisonous snakes and more than one dozen other snakes, lizards and alligators until police went to the suburban North College Hill house.

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whaa

whaa

I'm lost
November 2003

SEP 13, 2004 06:53 AM

"Reptile specialists from Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens searched the house with an ambulance waiting outside in case a venomous snake attacked."

Yeah, because snakes just jump out and ambush people. They're just lying around, waiting for an opportunity to bite you.


Oh well. She deserved to be bitten for not properly housing her other animals. I can only imagine what condition they were in if they were found under piles of laundry.

Lain

Lain

Astoria, NY
April 2004

SEP 13, 2004 08:12 AM

Respect mother nature is all I got to say.

Like when people shoot a lion for attacking a human... I get pissed. Not only do I love cats... But the cat was doing what it instinctfuly is taught to do.

A viper is no different.

Rest in peace lil miss snake charmer

witchhunter

witchhunter

Jackson, TN
February 2003

SEP 13, 2004 09:12 AM

geckotiff said:
"Reptile specialists from Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens searched the house with an ambulance waiting outside in case a venomous snake attacked."

Yeah, because snakes just jump out and ambush people. They're just lying around, waiting for an opportunity to bite you.


Oh well. She deserved to be bitten for not properly housing her other animals. I can only imagine what condition they were in if they were found under piles of laundry.




Without knowing what other snakes she had, we can't really say, but there are some very agressive snakes out there.
They are NOT more scared of you than you are of them.

My question is how the woman got these exotics. Don't you have to have a permit to keep venomous exotics? I know you do around here for rattlesnakes.

KaraLynn

KaraLynn

Beverly Hills, CA
April 2004

SEP 13, 2004 09:22 AM


"Reptile specialists from Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens searched the house with an ambulance waiting outside in case a venomous snake attacked."

Yeah, because snakes just jump out and ambush people. They're just lying around, waiting for an opportunity to bite you.


Oh well. She deserved to be bitten for not properly housing her other animals. I can only imagine what condition they were in if they were found under piles of laundry.



My thoughts exactly after reading the full article

Without knowing what other snakes she had, we can't really say, but there are some very aggressive snakes out there.
They are NOT more scared of you than you are of them.

My question is how the woman got these exotics. Don't you have to have a permit to keep venomous exotics? I know you do around here for rattlesnakes.



And I have to agree I've worked with a lot of exotics and some species are just plain more aggressive and some individuals are as well. I'm more than willing to be a spanking on the bank corner at lunch hour that she wasn't properly licensed as well.
Getting exotics is easy, acquiring them legally is another matter.

KaraLynn

KaraLynn

Beverly Hills, CA
April 2004

SEP 13, 2004 09:23 AM

Wanted to add doffy bitch.

Edited to add that, that may have been a bit harsh because she may well have known that she was totally gonna meet her maker with this little obcession of hers.

[Edited on Sep 13, 2004 9:24AM]

Dave_the_Robot

Dave_the_Robot

Atlanta, GA
September 2004

SEP 13, 2004 09:33 AM

Yeah, Black Mambas have been known to chase people. Just try and tell me that's not aggressive behavior.

And honestly, what kind of idiot keeps animals in their house that can kill them just for being too close.

MisterCthulhu

MisterCthulhu

Portland, OR
January 2004

SEP 13, 2004 11:13 AM

Lain said:
Respect mother nature is all I got to say.

Like when people shoot a lion for attacking a human... I get pissed. Not only do I love cats... But the cat was doing what it instinctfuly is taught to do.



So were the people.

Al

Al

SUICIDEGIRL

Christmas Island

SEP 13, 2004 11:51 AM

Dude, I thought insanity only set in when you were hoarding cats.

whaa

whaa

I'm lost
November 2003

SEP 13, 2004 12:34 PM

witchhunter said:

geckotiff said:
"Reptile specialists from Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens searched the house with an ambulance waiting outside in case a venomous snake attacked."

Yeah, because snakes just jump out and ambush people. They're just lying around, waiting for an opportunity to bite you.


Oh well. She deserved to be bitten for not properly housing her other animals. I can only imagine what condition they were in if they were found under piles of laundry.




Without knowing what other snakes she had, we can't really say, but there are some very agressive snakes out there.
They are NOT more scared of you than you are of them.

My question is how the woman got these exotics. Don't you have to have a permit to keep venomous exotics? I know you do around here for rattlesnakes.




Granted, there are some species of snakes that will readily strike when threatened. Snakes to not, however, simply attack for no reason.

ArgentumBlack

ArgentumBlack

Lincoln, NE
March 2004

SEP 13, 2004 01:50 PM

And this is why i don't have pets

Nimhly

Nimhly

Green Bay, WI
February 2003

SEP 13, 2004 01:54 PM

geckotiff said:

Granted, there are some species of snakes that will readily strike when threatened. Snakes to not, however, simply attack for no reason.


well, what if an officer steps on a shirt on the floor and there happens to be a poisonous snake under it? A woman just died from a snake bite, they are taking precautions to make sure no one else dies. I think it's a good idea.

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