tonight on tonight....channel 7

[Renenet]

( private keepers 1 , conservation 0 )

I'd say it's 1 all.

 

[jairusthevirus21]

And Alby Mangles!! lol ha haha

 

[Channaz]

I bet Steve would be rolling over in his grave with the endangered and rare Rough Scale Python now being one of the most commonly kept snakes in captivity because of private keepers !
( private keepers 1 , conservation 0 )

I may be getting a little off topic, but I don't understand how anyone with a passion for reptiles (and even reptile keeping) can be anything other than a conservationist.

 

[CaptainRatbag]

They just mentioned 'sunday night' and they havent even mentioned Steve??

 

[RedFox]

Conservation involves eventually being able to release them into there original habitat, to maintain the orignial food chains. Whereas private keeper are keeping them for their own enjoyment. Look at americans privately keeper bengal tigers.

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Conservation involves eventually being able to release them into there original habitat, to maintain the orignial food chains. Whereas private keeper are keeping them for their own enjoyment. Look at americans privately keeping bengal tigers.

 

[CaptainRatbag]

Looks like it will be a 5 minute story at the end of the show

 

[Channaz]

Conservation involves eventually being able to release them into there original habitat, to maintain the orignial food chains. Whereas private keeper are keeping them for their own enjoyment. Look at americans privately keeper bengal tigers.

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Conservation involves eventually being able to release them into there original habitat, to maintain the orignial food chains. Whereas private keeper are keeping them for their own enjoyment. Look at americans privately keeping bengal tigers.

What I meant is that if you love snakes and love keeping snakes, then surely you care about their habitat, conservation status and continued survival in the wild.

 

[CaptainRatbag]

What I meant is that if you love snakes and love keeping snakes, then surely you care about their habitat, conservation status and continued survival in the wild.

Yeah, conservation starts with not running over snakes (on the road, making sure to jam on the brakes as you do) and encouraging others to not run them over also.

Obviously too, not to take to them with a shovel on sight, and to call someone to take it away instead

 

[damian83]

That was rubbish, it was all about American illegal trade in big cats... *** did that have anything to do with Steve...... American cop thinks he made monkey see monkey do attitudes on American idiots that but a tiger cub for the price we pay for gtps ..... What crap!!! When did Steve want to keep big cats in his chicken coop......

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Love him or Hate him
Doesnt matter
But nobody has ever or will ever again influence so many kids regarding reptiles

Look at all the drop kick imitators out there
They wouldnt be copying every move he made if his shows were not the best

I agree, but its easy to blame a dead guy for the mistakes of idiots, when he cant fight back

 

[spotlight]

Where can I get some big guns to protect my collection ???

 

[CaptainRatbag]

Yeah, like one of them said.... you cant fix stupid :lol:

The mention of steve was just to get more people to watch the ads... I mean, the show

 

[damian83]

Hardly mentioned snakes compared to the ad that had snakes and crocs on it

 

[spotlight]

I may be getting a little off topic, but I don't understand how anyone with a passion for reptiles (and even reptile keeping) can be anything other than a conservationist.

Conservationists don't like us keeping native animals as pets , they like fencing off areas in the wild to protect endangered wildlife not captive breeding, what I'm meaning to say is this is proof of how captive breeding has taken a animal off the endangered list due to captive breeding of private keepers

 

[CaptainRatbag]

Conservationists don't like us keeping native animals as pets , they like fencing off areas in the wild to protect endangered wildlife not captive breeding, what I'm meaning to say is this is proof of how captive breeding has taken a animal off the endangered list due to captive breeding of private keepers

Fencing off an area is keeping the animals captive? I know what you mean tho..... that is why steve was buying the land up north, so the mining companies couldnt destroy the animals habitat, so they can live without being fenced in.

Anything captive bread doesnt add to the wild population? An animal can become extinct in the wild, even if there is 1000 in captivity

 

[Channaz]

Conservationists don't like us keeping native animals as pets , they like fencing off areas in the wild to protect endangered wildlife not captive breeding, what I'm meaning to say is this is proof of how captive breeding has taken a animal off the endangered list due to captive breeding of private keepers

What can I say?

I am a private keeper. I am also a conservationist.

 

[jairusthevirus21]

Watching Steve Irwin's shows religiously when I was 8 years old, is what got me into reptiles in the first place!

 

[eipper]

I bet Steve would be rolling over in his grave with the endangered and rare Rough Scale Python now being one of the most commonly kept snakes in captivity because of private keepers !
( private keepers 1 , conservation 0 )

John Weigel is hardly a private keeper

 

[Elapidae1]

Were rough scales considered endangered?

 

[CaptainRatbag]

Were rough scales considered endangered?

They would if Fulmer got one.... he would lock it in a drawer......

Then 'Brick it' :lol:

 

[FAY]

Funny how they didn't mention idiots that kept chimpanzees and treated them like humans until they became dangerous. Two people had their faces ripped off by them. Steve couldn't be blamed for that. Should be blaming the ridiculous laws that they have in the US. Thank god they don't have them here.