I'm just happy we dodged that bullet...I had a long post I was going to make on this topic, but decided, it's just not worth the time or effort.
Enjoy y'all's venomous snakes.
Follow the money! Anti venom for zoo keepers! Venom for research for the medical field!I understand what you are saying, and I don't totally disagree. But cobras are not native to North America. If the man was keeping and milking rattlesnakes, or cottonmouths, or coral snakes, that would be a legitimate reason and a possible reason for the snakes. But a cobra?
I remember running to get closer to the one I shot until I was warned it spits! I shot mine with a 357.What round for banded cobra?
First, " there was no lock on the cage," stupidly irresponsible, period! A lock slows or prevents unauthorized access, and gives a fail safe to the owner to help insure this "accident," does not happen.What a bunch of hypocrites! How interesting that so many of y’all, who enjoy a hobby that will kill thousands of people this year because of negligence, are all up in arms about this story. As a reptile keeper, of course I hate that this happened, but it’s a thousand times more deadly when someone allows a firearm or even the family dog, loose on the streets! I don’t keep venomous snakes, but I do keep large constrictors. They are all kept just as secure, and taken care of just as well as my firearms. The guy made a mistake, but he did the right thing and reported it.
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Um... While I somewhat agree with you I have to play the devil's advocate here Mr. Axxe55... I say this only because I don't own snakes of any kind nor will my wife ever let me bring one in the house.This is pure stupidity. This is why many cities have ordinances against owning or keeping of "firearms".
"Handguns and rifles" are bad enough, but anyone that keeps any type of "firearms" at home, is an idiot.
But these idiots think they are experts.
I thought I was one of the early replies... Hit post and realized there were 5 full pages already.This has been a comical read.
The founders left the right to keep and bear out of the Constitution too, thinking it too obvious to need stating, and adding it only when it was demanded...First, " there was no lock on the cage," stupidly irresponsible, period! A lock slows or prevents unauthorized access, and gives a fail safe to the owner to help insure this "accident," does not happen.
Second, NOWHERE in the Constitution does a "right to bear SNAKES appear! Conflating a priveledge of keeping venemous snakes with a God given RIGHT, is childish, if not outright moronic!
While I believe trained, responsible citizens should have the ability to possess venomous snakes, for the harvesting of venom, or other medical research, perhaps keeping them in your HOME, in a populated area, is unwise!
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Oh yea, I 100% agree. Snakes and guns are apples and oranges.Snakes and guns are a silly comparison .....
Oh yea, I 100% agree. Snakes and guns are apples and oranges.
However, it's the argument that is exactly the same:
"You should not have them, because I don't like them, I don't own one, and thus NO ONE should own them"
It's a narrow view of how things are don't you think?
Reminds me of a bad joke:
What do a limp wiener, a Grand Prarie Cobra, and Scott's 50 cal have in common??
You don't F*** with any of them.
I did right above your post.Did anyone suggest banning snakes?