fdlchurch
11-08-03, 02:59 PM
About a month ago, I was at my favorite local watering hole when I spotted a guy with a bp around his neck. Drinkin and smokin with absolutely no thought to how the ball was liking all this. Initially, I was quite disturbed by this, but I figured I would go talk to him anyway. When I got closer I saw that this was a beautiful snake and it was in shed! (what a moron) :mad:
But anyway. After talking to him for a bit I found out that it was his birthday and he had just recieved this snake as a gift. I also found out that what he had was a 10gal aquarium and a heat rock for him. So I did my best to educate him and let him know that having a bp in a bar was sort of a bad idea and he should think twice about bringing him in again. He agreed and seemed really interested in all the things I had to say.
I directed him here and to other sites I know have good care sheets so that he could hopefully start giving this ball the care it needs. Unfortunately, this story doesn't have the happy ending I had hoped for though. I found out the other night through the grape vine that the guy and his girlfriend got in a drunkin brawl and he ended up throwing the bp against the wall and killing it. :mad:
I am so angry, I just don't know what to say!! So I figured I would come in here and vent a bit. It's so disgusting. These creatures don't ask anything of us. We bring them into our homes be cause we have a love for them, an understanding of how incredible they are. We love them with every part of us and then someone like this goes to a pet store and gets himself a python to be cool. It's just so frustrating! It just doesn't make sense to me. :confused:
Well, anyway, thanks for letting me vent. And thanks for taking the time to read this.
But anyway. After talking to him for a bit I found out that it was his birthday and he had just recieved this snake as a gift. I also found out that what he had was a 10gal aquarium and a heat rock for him. So I did my best to educate him and let him know that having a bp in a bar was sort of a bad idea and he should think twice about bringing him in again. He agreed and seemed really interested in all the things I had to say.
I directed him here and to other sites I know have good care sheets so that he could hopefully start giving this ball the care it needs. Unfortunately, this story doesn't have the happy ending I had hoped for though. I found out the other night through the grape vine that the guy and his girlfriend got in a drunkin brawl and he ended up throwing the bp against the wall and killing it. :mad:
I am so angry, I just don't know what to say!! So I figured I would come in here and vent a bit. It's so disgusting. These creatures don't ask anything of us. We bring them into our homes be cause we have a love for them, an understanding of how incredible they are. We love them with every part of us and then someone like this goes to a pet store and gets himself a python to be cool. It's just so frustrating! It just doesn't make sense to me. :confused:
Well, anyway, thanks for letting me vent. And thanks for taking the time to read this.