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17-Apr-08, 09:54 PM
|  | Regular Member | | | | | I'm a little confused.
1. You are less than 100% healthy.
2. You free-handle a dangerously venomous snake in a hazardous manner and get envenomated.
3. You wonder why some people question your decision making process.
I think your wife is making a fairly wise choice for you. |
17-Apr-08, 10:54 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Mar-08 Location: NSW Gender:  | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Nagraj  I'm a little confused.
1. You are less than 100% healthy.
2. You free-handle a dangerously venomous snake in a hazardous manner and get envenomated.
3. You wonder why some people question your decision making process.
I think your wife is making a fairly wise choice for you. | where does it state in elapid keeping you have to be 100% healthy, wait i have a cold, ohh no im not a 100% healthy therfore not fit to keep snakes  how the hell was he free handling he had a glove on holding the snake in a tight grip trying to force feed it suddenly lashed out, mate it can happen to anyone.its human instinct to be shocked when somthing in this case a snake lashes out from a firm grip and unluckily resulting in a trip to the hospital.how bout look up free handling or actually read the full storey before u go posting crap.Glenn id keep lil otis. it could of happen to anyone.accidents happen |
17-Apr-08, 11:34 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender: | | | Buy a tiger  |
18-Apr-08, 12:08 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: Southern Highlands, NSW Gender: | | | | Hi glenn I think this debate would of hapened between every elapid keeper and their partner or loved ones, especially after a bite. As said before accidents happen, things change etc. I recently gave up keeping vens after doing so for 12yrs I never suffered a bite but gave up for family reasons. So I know how hard it is but I think the right decision is to move him on. Cheers Shayne. |
18-Apr-08, 12:19 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: kellyville,sydney Age/Gender: 34 | | | | dude getin rid of the snake ?you are so under the thumb LOL |
18-Apr-08, 01:02 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Timbucktoo, WA Age: 19 | | | | Here I go jumping in with my 2 cents
I think this is prob a bad place to discuss this in some ways simply because ppl here are going to say screw your wife keep the snake (I know not all but most of us are often rooting for the snake)
When you married your wife you agreed to take her and her thoughts and opinions into consideration.
having an argument over keeping pythons is very different to arguing over keeping elapids. I think you need to sit down with your wife and include a list of pros and cons over keeping the snake and discuss ways to reduce risks. The fact that she has let you keep them in the hopuse already says a lot about her and her love for you I think. I can see arguments for both sides and i dont want to influence you either way i am just encoraging you and others on here to consider the other halfs side of the argument.
Good luck!!
SL
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18-Apr-08, 01:10 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Serpant_Lady Here I go jumping in with my 2 cents
I think this is prob a bad place to discuss this in some ways simply because ppl here are going to say screw your wife keep the snake (I know not all but most of us are often rooting for the snake)
When you married your wife you agreed to take her and her thoughts and opinions into consideration.
having an argument over keeping pythons is very different to arguing over keeping elapids. I think you need to sit down with your wife and include a list of pros and cons over keeping the snake and discuss ways to reduce risks. The fact that she has let you keep them in the hopuse already says a lot about her and her love for you I think. I can see arguments for both sides and i dont want to influence you either way i am just encoraging you and others on here to consider the other halfs side of the argument.
Good luck!!
SL | Great points. I now think he should buy a taipan  |
18-Apr-08, 06:40 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-07 Location: Adelaide Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Serpant_Lady Here I go jumping in with my 2 cents
I think this is prob a bad place to discuss this in some ways simply because ppl here are going to say screw your wife keep the snake (I know not all but most of us are often rooting for the snake)
When you married your wife you agreed to take her and her thoughts and opinions into consideration.
having an argument over keeping pythons is very different to arguing over keeping elapids. I think you need to sit down with your wife and include a list of pros and cons over keeping the snake and discuss ways to reduce risks. The fact that she has let you keep them in the hopuse already says a lot about her and her love for you I think. I can see arguments for both sides and i dont want to influence you either way i am just encoraging you and others on here to consider the other halfs side of the argument.
Good luck!!
SL | Ta SL - wonderful words of wisdom. You would make a good mediator. Ever though of going into Law?Glenn |
18-Apr-08, 06:45 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-07 Location: Adelaide Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by PiMp dude getin rid of the snake ?you are so under the thumb LOL | Not under the thumb by any means. My wife lost her Dad when she was nine, my little boy is five years old. Due to the unexpected secondary reaction after the bite, I think she has a more than valid point. In any case, she didnt insist I sell Otis - basically just stated that she would feel a little less worried if I stuck to non venomous pythons. My wife and I are a team, no one is under the thumb. |
18-Apr-08, 06:47 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-08 Location: On the wild side Gender:  | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Lovemysnakes Thanks for all the 's. They really do defuse any cutting comments prior. Keep them coming.
Thank you kindly for your input into this "Feel Sorry For Me" thread. Most appriciated.
</IMG></IMG> | lmao... cutting comments? you mean the truth?
Ah... i guess what they say is true... sometimes the truth hurts
I have had a great time debating with you on this "Feel Sorry For Me Thread" it's just a bit of a shame that you didn't have anything with a bit more intellectual substance contribute.It would have been a lot more interesting I am sure if you could have debated on the actual topics at hand rather than the intentions of a
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18-Apr-08, 07:06 AM
| | | | Why don't you just keep the bloody thing and STOP handling it!
EASY!
SOLVED!
( note: I diden't read all 8356394865385 posts )
So get rid of the RBB or keep it and stop freehandling it so the wife can sleep at night.
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18-Apr-08, 10:27 AM
|  | steve Subscriber | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: gold coast Gender: | | | lovemysnakes.
If your misses doesn't feel right with it in her place then i suppose its a family decision and a red bellied black snake isn't going to bring you your breakfast in bed so at the end of the day (have you got any friends next door that will have it under there roof in your care) ha ha
dont pass the snake catching its great fun just don't try and tail a corner'd snake with out a hook or put your self in its strike range.
cheers steve |
18-Apr-08, 01:16 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-06 Location: The Well Of Souls (Victoria) Age/Gender: 36 | | | I think you should sell your wife and marry Ishka 
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18-Apr-08, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by DiamondAsh I think you should sell your wife and marry Ishka | hahaha... nah mate, i like a partner with a bit of backbone 
Cheers,
Ish
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18-Apr-08, 01:34 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-05 Location: the land down under | | | lol Ishka
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