View Full Version : Makes you cringe.....
Lankyrob
07-28-10, 05:28 PM
Thought i would start a fun post of things that we have heard people say about keeping snakes that make us cringe - to start you off...
I was in the reptile shop today and a guy came in and started chatting to a staff member his words were (as close as i can remember this is exact)
"I have had a corn for 6 months and want something bigger now i know what i am doing - do you sell Green Anacondas?" :eek::eek::eek:
Haven`t you just ordered a Green tree python Rob?! lol
Grimleo
07-28-10, 06:20 PM
Pythons are dangerous.
._____.
percey39
07-28-10, 08:03 PM
"do you just let your your tigers and copperheads free roam"
Will0W783
07-28-10, 08:23 PM
Don't your snakes try to eat you?
lovemyskittles
07-28-10, 10:16 PM
Don't your snakes try to eat you?
I had multiple coworkers tell me this:
" Better not let it sleep with you or it may eat you in your sleep" (which apparently refers back to a story about a pet snake measuring the owners to see if it was big enough to eat them because it slept in their bed with them)
(here's a couple diff versions of the story if you haven't heard it:snopes.com: Python Measures Victim (http://www.snopes.com/critters/snakes/measured.asp))
Another coworker:
" Does it bite you?" "No, we haven't had any bites yet" "Oh, well are you afraid it'll get out and eat you?" "No, it's 2.5 feet and his girth right now is less than a quarter and it will never be thick enough to eat a human" "Well it could constrict you and kill you and then nibble on you" "No, snakes eat their prey whole" "Are you sure? Because I'm pretty sure that snakes take bites of their prey" "Yes, I'm positive that my 2.5 ft boa will not kill me and then nibble on my dead body"
Freebody
07-28-10, 10:30 PM
i went into a petcetera one day because i ran out of rats and i was desperate, this girl,just drop dead gorgeouse takes me over to her live rats she had, she had no frozen but i was desperate, which were to big for my snake at the time. im like ah they are to big for her to get in her mouth, with out blinking an eye ,this hotty turns to me and says, Why dont you take one and cut it down the middle ? I was thinking Wtf did she just say lol my god even i was taken back a little and she was dead serious, im like ummm its kinda messy :P shes like oh yeah i guess, well ok gl have a good day i hope you find one for your snake. i could see a hillbilly type of dude saying it but not some miss america looking girl that looked like she wouldnt hurt a fly.
bladeblaster
07-29-10, 01:06 AM
Another coworker:
" Does it bite you?" "No, we haven't had any bites yet" "Oh, well are you afraid it'll get out and eat you?" "No, it's 2.5 feet and his girth right now is less than a quarter and it will never be thick enough to eat a human" "Well it could constrict you and kill you and then nibble on you" "No, snakes eat their prey whole" "Are you sure? Because I'm pretty sure that snakes take bites of their prey" "Yes, I'm positive that my 2.5 ft boa will not kill me and then nibble on my dead body"
haha, thats a good one :yes:
percey39
07-29-10, 01:34 AM
"Have you ever thought about killing someone with one of those" This one really had me second guessing having this bloke around me lol
.: Laura :.
07-29-10, 01:37 AM
Hahaha what a good question
percey39
07-29-10, 01:40 AM
haha a great question
presspirate
07-29-10, 05:56 AM
"Snakes? Um When did you get snakes? The neighbors are worried about what will happen if they get out of their cages and crawl into the vents."
Being as how its summer and the ac is on I'm pretty sure the vent won't be the first choice of hides.
shaunyboy
07-29-10, 06:53 AM
the most often cringe worthy thing i witness is at my local reptile shop is.
the amount of knuckle dragging idiots who swagger in going
" heh mate, i want a big snake " holding their arms as far apart as possible indicating how big they want it to be.its hard to write the situation down and do it justice i hope you get the type of dude i'm trying to describe.
these guys want nothing more than a big burm or retic so they can get all their drunken mates home from the pub and go " heh check ma big snake out " then proceed to pass the stressed out snake around his mates.
got a rescue in our local shop where the idiot that owned it used to burn his burm with cigarretes to get it to act agressive.poor snake was terrified of humans.(cant say i blame it).
they also rescued a pair bearded dragons that had coins cigarrete butts and all sorts mixed in with what little substrate it had.the guy that rescued it forcabley made the guy pay the vets bills and took all his willpower not to slap the guy silly.
once went with a mate to buy some snakes off a guy.he had a bed room that he allowed 2 big retics to roam free in.in the corner of the room was a little chicken coup with 2 very scared chickens in it.yes this was all inside the guys house.beggars belief some of the folk you meet when you work with snakes.
just about forgot,there was a guy from my village that used to drive around in his convertable car with his 12 foot burm wrapped round his neck.one time he set about fighting with a guy outside a local shop and yes the burm was still wrapped round his neck at the time.he had the cheek to try and get his money back when the snake died after 2 to 3 months of this treatment.
cheers shaun
.: Laura :.
07-29-10, 06:55 AM
Christ, what a complete freak!
percey39
07-29-10, 06:58 AM
Wow you scotts are really crazy. There are some real idiots out there that should not be aloud to cntrol their own life let alone animals
shaunyboy
07-29-10, 06:59 AM
Christ, what a complete freak!
we seem to have more than our fair share of freaks around where i live pal :wacky:
.: Laura :.
07-29-10, 07:01 AM
I know, my ex is from Thurso ;)
shaunyboy
07-29-10, 07:06 AM
Wow you scotts are really crazy. There are some real idiots out there that should not be aloud to cntrol their own life let alone animals
unfourtunatley mate us scotts are famed for 2 things.
our courage in battle
our crazyness and mental sense of humour (they're combined so only count as one).
to be honest all three are combined so that is most likely why we make good soldiers.just tell a daft jock heh those guys over there are making a fool of you and they'll walk through mine fields to set about them.
sadly it dont make for good herpetologists.ive lost count of how many times ive frowned at the comments made in my local shop.the guy that owns it refuses to sell to these type of folk.which has resulted in fists being thrown on more than one occasion.
ah the joy's of being scottish :wacky::yes::shocked:
cheers shaun
shaunyboy
07-29-10, 07:07 AM
I know, my ex is from Thurso ;)
then you my friend have had a lucky escape :yes:
.: Laura :.
07-29-10, 07:08 AM
Lol indeed, I should of known he was weird when I found out he surfs in SCOTLAND!
shaunyboy
07-29-10, 07:17 AM
Lol indeed, I should of known he was weird when I found out he surfs in SCOTLAND!
now that made me cringe.
it would be bloody freezing...!!
.: Laura :.
07-29-10, 07:22 AM
Lol I know! He does it all year round too.. nutter.
shaunyboy
07-29-10, 07:29 AM
Lol I know! He does it all year round too.. nutter.
exactley pal.
scotland is the only nation i know of that is proud to be branded
" a bunch of nutters "
the more nuts you are the more kudo's you get awarded.
you really need to have been born and bred here to even begin to understand it:yes::yes::yes:
percey39
07-29-10, 07:34 AM
Does the glasgow grin still go round over there shaun. I have never understood why people are now getting this gone as a body mod
shaunyboy
07-29-10, 07:42 AM
Does the glasgow grin still go round over there shaun. I have never understood why people are now getting this gone as a body mod
its still doing the rounds with the glasgow kiss (a head butt)
i think its been the murder capital of europe for the last 3 or 4 years in a row mate.think it was something like 7.2 people per 100,000.closest to it was some ex civil war torn place at 5.4 per 100,000.hell it was even higher than new york ...!!
glasgow is one scary nutty place yet the locals have probaly one of the best senses of humour you'll ever come across.probaly down to the old saying
" if you didnt laugh you'd cry "
as said us scots are blessed with a strange sense of humour.it makes living here all the more bearable mate.:yes::yes::yes:
percey39
07-29-10, 07:47 AM
It looks pretty impressive but stuff getting givin one thats for sure, you are a crazy crazy bunch thats for sure
shaunyboy
07-29-10, 07:52 AM
It looks pretty impressive but stuff getting givin one thats for sure, you are a crazy crazy bunch thats for sure
this is most likely why i live in the land of snakies pal:yes::yes::yes:
I thought the two things scots were famed for were scotch whiskey and sheep ****ing?
.: Laura :.
07-29-10, 10:51 AM
No that's the welsh :P
No, the welsh are only famous for having a language that looks like it was written by smashing your face on a computer keyboard.
vgbfvg frtgr54tfujy7uyjh
That's welsh for "good morning"
.: Laura :.
07-29-10, 10:54 AM
Hahahaha that's another thing to add to their list of many attributes
Freebody
07-29-10, 12:31 PM
exactley pal.
scotland is the only nation i know of that is proud to be branded
" a bunch of nutters "
the more nuts you are the more kudo's you get awarded.
you really need to have been born and bred here to even begin to understand it:yes::yes::yes:
im english irish and scottish on both sides of my folks familly tree, mostly from england, but their is a castle owned in my family tree somewhere down the line. by the sounds of it i got more scotts blood in me.everyone says im a little crazy but in my head im thinking they are crazy for not seeing things my way lol good times!!
Freebody
07-29-10, 12:32 PM
caslt in scottland that is, deleted it as i was typing out my bad grammer and spelling which i try to do now :P with little progress it seems
infernalis
07-29-10, 01:13 PM
My edit button always works, don't hesitate to shoot a PM my way if you need help fixing a post.
emseeKAY
07-29-10, 04:18 PM
god i love canada :D haha shaun come to think of it my mum was from paisley in scotland and crazy as well as is her whole family!
It always really bothers me when people ask "are they poisonous?" or "venomous" interchangeable really, but poisonous just annoys me i guess lol
Well this Welsh guy is notable for his hatred of the old and very boring sheep joke! You`ll have more than a few skirt wearing red faced angry Scotsmen to worry about if you keep that up :)
How come "skirt wearing" has been highlighted? lol If that`s a link I dread to think where it leads ! lol Hmmm.... This gives `ol Feebo an idea.....
shaunyboy
07-31-10, 01:02 PM
aye that be wales where men are men and sheep are scared ...!!
as for our kilts (skirts) feebo trust me mate its a vast improovment from when us scots used to run down a hillside stark naked waving their broadswords,haha
the welsh the scots and the irish are pretty much on the same wave legnth.maybe the scotts are just a tad more insane.
cheers shaun
shaunyboy
07-31-10, 01:04 PM
god i love canada :D haha shaun come to think of it my mum was from paisley in scotland and crazy as well as is her whole family!
It always really bothers me when people ask "are they poisonous?" or "venomous" interchangeable really, but poisonous just annoys me i guess lol
paisley is one scary place as well mate.only the locals walk about after dark...!!
shaunyboy
07-31-10, 01:06 PM
No, the welsh are only famous for having a language that looks like it was written by smashing your face on a computer keyboard.
vgbfvg frtgr54tfujy7uyjh
That's welsh for "good morning"
when they speak it it sounds like they're clearing their throats ready to gob out a big spit mate.they also have the longest place name in the world (i think,defo the uk)
cheers shaun
Yep, I`d rather be Scottish or Irish than English lol We`ve got Kilts too mate, not sure how far back the Welsh kilt goes but they are part of our history too :)
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch is just the longest place name in the UK I think, not the world and it`s only called that for tourists, the place is actually just Llanfair lol :) and Welsh for good morning is "Bore da" Nafun. Umm.... Shauny???? Sounds like they`re getting ready to gob out a big spit?! What like a Glaswegian maybe?! I think that`s the big fat Scottish pot calling the Welsh kettle black a bit there isn`t it?! Any language sounds weird if you don`t speak it anyway doesn`t it? lol Aane wee meet, shoodntat be wee too agan tham pesh teekars? Noo too kalts standn sairpreet leek? Tek yea skeean doo oot an pool yea sowks up meet!
I'm proud of my family's sheep ****ing and whiskey distilling history. I was married in full Scottish kit, even a skein dubh which kept making those damned uncomfortable long woolen sock things fall down. My mother's family (The MacDougalls) and my father's family (The Campbells) both immigrated in the 1780's (on the same boat no less) to take part in the official Scottish pass time. Killing the English.
I'm also proud of my pastafarian religious views, which is why the brides' maids and groomsmen were all dressed as pirates.
shaunyboy
08-01-10, 07:48 AM
I'm proud of my family's sheep ****ing and whiskey distilling history. I was married in full Scottish kit, even a skein dubh which kept making those damned uncomfortable long woolen sock things fall down. My mother's family (The MacDougalls) and my father's family (The Campbells) both immigrated in the 1780's (on the same boat no less) to take part in the official Scottish pass time. Killing the English.
I'm also proud of my pastafarian religious views, which is why the brides' maids and groomsmen were all dressed as pirates.
its great you know so much about your ancestry mate,trust me when i say be thankfull your old grandparents took the decision to leave this dour and dreary place.to be fair we've had our share of scraps with the english:suspicious:
oooh the capmbells are still a touchy subject up here mate.;)
look up the glencoe massacre:shocked:
some of the old scotts act like it was last week.:yes:
touche` feebs you do have a valid point there mate.:laugh:
for the record i love the welsh accent.i could sit and listen to it all day long.:freakedout:
re glaswiegans,they're accent nips most scotts folks heeds (heads) mate:wacky:
all the best shaun
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