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#202
Aspidites said:
There has never been one single human death attributed to a Boa in recorded history.

I personally have 70+ Boas and Pythons and my better half has no problem with it.
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In fact, UNDER one death per year is caused by PET reptiles, mostly by people keeping hots (venomous) . Pet Boas have never caused a single death, and pet Pythons have caused only a few deaths since the early 80's. (12 deaths in the past 30 years in fact...and a few of those were in zoos)


Please take a moment to contrast that with pet dogs (dozens of deaths PER YEAR) and pet horses (hundreds of deaths PER YEAR).

http://www.anapsid.org/pdv-boid.html
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The biggest problem is that the media loves to use scare tactics. People are afraid of snakes, so in the extremely rare instance that someone gets hurt by a pet snake, it becomes huge news carried in all the media outlets and overblown and exaggerated by nearly every one of them. Unfortunately, the average American believes what the media tells them without ever bothering to check the facts. To contrast that, people love dogs and horses (and even cats, which kill people every year), so unless a dog or horse fatality happens, the news doesn't bother...and even then it is only carried "locally".

Sure there are more dog owners than reptile owners, so you could make a case that "more dogs equals more chance for fatalities involving them". However, when you consider that 115,000 Burmese Pythons have been imported since 1990...and that doesn't factor in the HUGE number of captive bred babies, or other large pythons like Reticulated, Rock, etc...that works out to an incredibly miniscule percentage of "deaths compared to numbers owned".

And then there are horses -

a few hundred deaths per year, though the CDC estimates more than 100,000 injuries per year caused by "pet" horses -

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The reality of the whole thing is this - everything directly relates to the responsibility level of the owner. Keep your snakes caged properly, don't handle large constrictors without at least two people present - don't go out riding your horse alone - if you have a unpredictable dog, take care to make sure that children have zero access to it...etc, etc.

Be smart. Educate yourself. Use common sense. There is no excuse for irresponsibility involving ANY "pet".

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#203
Dark Horse said:
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In fact, UNDER one death per year is caused by PET reptiles, mostly by people keeping hots (venomous) . Pet Boas have never caused a single death, and pet Pythons have caused only a few deaths since the early 80's. (12 deaths in the past 30 years in fact...and a few of those were in zoos)


Please take a moment to contrast that with pet dogs (dozens of deaths PER YEAR) and pet horses (hundreds of deaths PER YEAR).

http://www.anapsid.org/pdv-boid.html
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The biggest problem is that the media loves to use scare tactics. People are afraid of snakes, so in the extremely rare instance that someone gets hurt by a pet snake, it becomes huge news carried in all the media outlets and overblown and exaggerated by nearly every one of them. Unfortunately, the average American believes what the media tells them without ever bothering to check the facts. To contrast that, people love dogs and horses (and even cats, which kill people every year), so unless a dog or horse fatality happens, the news doesn't bother...and even then it is only carried "locally".

Sure there are more dog owners than reptile owners, so you could make a case that "more dogs equals more chance for fatalities involving them". However, when you consider that 115,000 Burmese Pythons have been imported since 1990...and that doesn't factor in the HUGE number of captive bred babies, or other large pythons like Reticulated, Rock, etc...that works out to an incredibly miniscule percentage of "deaths compared to numbers owned".

And then there are horses -

a few hundred deaths per year, though the CDC estimates more than 100,000 injuries per year caused by "pet" horses -

Invalid Link Removed


The reality of the whole thing is this - everything directly relates to the responsibility level of the owner. Keep your snakes caged properly, don't handle large constrictors without at least two people present - don't go out riding your horse alone - if you have a unpredictable dog, take care to make sure that children have zero access to it...etc, etc.

Be smart. Educate yourself. Use common sense. There is no excuse for irresponsibility involving ANY "pet".

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Well said!

I personally have gotten more injuries from the dogs and cats I've owned than any of the snakes, and I've owned everything from King Snakes to Reticulated Pythons. If we have to talk dangerous, let's talk hamsters. No creature in this world is more cantankerous, moody and more likely to bite than those fuzzy little beasts...unless it's a Chihuahua. :D
 
#204
tdizzle said:
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CUTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
#208
Aspidites said:
There has never been one single human death attributed to a Boa in recorded history.

I personally have 70+ Boas and Pythons and my better half has no problem with it.
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Dark Horse said:
[soapbox]

In fact, UNDER one death per year is caused by PET reptiles, mostly by people keeping hots (venomous) . Pet Boas have never caused a single death, and pet Pythons have caused only a few deaths since the early 80's. (12 deaths in the past 30 years in fact...and a few of those were in zoos)


Please take a moment to contrast that with pet dogs (dozens of deaths PER YEAR) and pet horses (hundreds of deaths PER YEAR).

http://www.anapsid.org/pdv-boid.html
Invalid Link Removed
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The biggest problem is that the media loves to use scare tactics. People are afraid of snakes, so in the extremely rare instance that someone gets hurt by a pet snake, it becomes huge news carried in all the media outlets and overblown and exaggerated by nearly every one of them. Unfortunately, the average American believes what the media tells them without ever bothering to check the facts. To contrast that, people love dogs and horses (and even cats, which kill people every year), so unless a dog or horse fatality happens, the news doesn't bother...and even then it is only carried "locally".

Sure there are more dog owners than reptile owners, so you could make a case that "more dogs equals more chance for fatalities involving them". However, when you consider that 115,000 Burmese Pythons have been imported since 1990...and that doesn't factor in the HUGE number of captive bred babies, or other large pythons like Reticulated, Rock, etc...that works out to an incredibly miniscule percentage of "deaths compared to numbers owned".

And then there are horses -

a few hundred deaths per year, though the CDC estimates more than 100,000 injuries per year caused by "pet" horses -

Invalid Link Removed


The reality of the whole thing is this - everything directly relates to the responsibility level of the owner. Keep your snakes caged properly, don't handle large constrictors without at least two people present - don't go out riding your horse alone - if you have a unpredictable dog, take care to make sure that children have zero access to it...etc, etc.

Be smart. Educate yourself. Use common sense. There is no excuse for irresponsibility involving ANY "pet".

[/soapbox]
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EagleMoon said:
Well said!

I personally have gotten more injuries from the dogs and cats I've owned than any of the snakes, and I've owned everything from King Snakes to Reticulated Pythons. If we have to talk dangerous, let's talk hamsters. No creature in this world is more cantankerous, moody and more likely to bite than those fuzzy little beasts...unless it's a Chihuahua. :D
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Thanks for the support... Unfortunately some people just believe in the myth... Some people let their fears run the show. Bella's a great snake with not a bit of aggression in her. She'll be fine.
 
#210
I wish I could get an iguana. I have always wanted one, but of course my mom has the "It will eat the dog and kill you" thing going on.

I always counter with the Catholic answer.. You only live once!

(Im Catholic, BTW, so its cool. ;))
 
#211
EagleMoon said:
And boy, an Elrick is at the top of my GAS list for sure. :D
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As it should be! ;)

This is one of my all time favorite threads. The best part is the pet pics. The second best part is...no arguing or fighting. But how could you argue about pets? In fact, no one dissed me for my stuffed animal/bass pic. It's a new day at TB. :D

M. M.
 
#212
blowinblue said:
As it should be! ;)

This is one of my all time favorite threads. The best part is the pet pics. The second best part is...no arguing or fighting. But how could you argue about pets? In fact, no one dissed me for my stuffed animal/bass pic. It's a new day at TB. :D

M. M.
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You're 58 and still have stuffed animals!?!?!?


Oh yeah, almost forgot!










:D




C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!!!
 
#214
J. Crawford said:
I wish I could get an iguana. I have always wanted one, but of course my mom has the "It will eat the dog and kill you" thing going on.
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Green Iguanas are vegetarian. There are some types of iguana (deserts, cyclura, etc) that will take some meat (insects) when they are younger, but the greens are a veggie eater - the only thing that would be in danger at your house would be squash, zucchini, bananas, kale, mustard greens, etc ! :D
 
#215
Dark Horse said:
Green Iguanas are vegetarian. There are some types of iguana (deserts, cyclura, etc) that will take some meat (insects) when they are younger, but the greens are a veggie eater - the only thing that would be in danger at your house would be squash, zucchini, bananas, kale, mustard greens, etc ! :D
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I asked my mum and she said no.

Never.

Period.

Bummer.
 
#216
J. Crawford said:
I asked my mum and she said no.

Never.

Period.

Bummer.
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Oh well. Look at it this way -

At least you get to play bass !


PS - an iguana (or any other reptile/pet, for that matter) is no small commitment. For instance, we've had our iguana for 13 years so far, and every day she goes outside, gets a shower, has fresh veggies, gets basking time, etc, etc.. She's worth it though. :D
 
#217
Dark Horse said:
Green Iguanas are vegetarian. There are some types of iguana (deserts, cyclura, etc) that will take some meat (insects) when they are younger, but the greens are a veggie eater - the only thing that would be in danger at your house would be squash, zucchini, bananas, kale, mustard greens, etc ! :D
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I don't think I could live if anything happened to Mr. Zucchini.:atoz:
 
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