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Originally Posted by BenRaines
Idiots, idiots, idiots. Has nothing to do with a permit. Has to do with common sense.
Ben Raines
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As an owner of 3 ball pythons, this news story really angers me. This is complete owner neglect. It is bad enough that snakes of all types are culturally vilified. Then we have news stories of irresponsible owners like these contributing to the phobia. My 5 and 7 year olds hold show-and-tells everytime the opportunity arises to highlight the joys of reptile ownership and it takes only 1 news story like this to negate all their work.
This is the reason we have over-reacting laws like HR669 working its way in Washington that is so difficult to fight. How can I convince law makers that my pythons are gentle creatures when you got headlines saying Python Strangles a 2 Year Old?