RedEyeGirl
Very Well-Known Member
ouch..........poor guy.....but still wat if he was being stupid
I've always had the impression that Adders have a reputation for biting keepers, is this true?
Per
I think it was mentioned earlier but people still get in a car every day, isn't that also a risky passtime.
Sharks always seem to get a bad rap aswell when there's an incident.
How common is anaphylatcic shock or an allergic reaction from snake bite? A dude died last year from a Little whip snake bite.
Per
Any animal is capable of a bite, not just snakes. Its interesting that snake keepers can be given such a hard time about it, yet when a dog bites its owner it is all the dogs fault. I put both down to human error, animals are fine until humans attempt to touch them!
Listening to the bite victim on 3aw it is clear that the man has no expertise with reptiles. The claims by his friends? above that he is a venom researcher are a lie as I am a biochemist and have never heard of this victim. In summary his reckless attitude to public safety has cost the taxpayers thousands of dollars for which he is unrepentant. Unless the DSE stop allowing novices to play with deadly snakes and other novices to train them with inapproriate methods like "tongs", then more bites and eventualyl a death or two will follow. At the moment, anyone who stumps up the cash (about $100) for a licence (no questions asked) can then go and buy a snake and kill themself or worse their children. Victoria is the only Australian state where the state wildlife authority has such a cavalier attitude to public safety.
I fail to see how a snake can be a pet. Its a snake with no warmth or feeling like a dog, cat, bird, or even tiger all of which display affection and emotion. For myself I only allow two types of snake on my block dead non venamous and dead venamous ones.
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