A story to amost die for.

[SSSSnakes]

Last night I got a strange phone call from a young lady that was 17 years old. She asked me how fast a rattlesnake grows. I ask her why and she said she got a baby diamondback and wants to know how long it would take to grow to adult size. I asked her where she got the snake from, but she would not say. I asked where she was from and she said NJ. She asked how many crickets the snake would eat. I told her rattlesnakes don't eat crickets, they eat mice. And she said that the snake was to small to eat a mouse. I then explained that mice come in many sizes, from pinkies, fuzzies, hoppers and full grown mice. She asked where she could get these mice from, so I told here most pet shops have them. She them said thank you and hung up.

I told my wife about the call and said to my that this girl was going to get bitten.

The next day I got another strange call. The man asked if this was a place that sold reptiles. I asked him what kind of reptile was he looking for. He said exotics. I again ask what kind of exotic reptiles was he looking for. He answered rattlesnakes. I told him I did not sell any venomous snakes, because I live in NY and it is illegal. He then said my number was on his daughters phone. I asked if his daughter was from NJ and had a baby rattlesnake. He said yes. I told him about his daughter calling the night before and what she said. He then said that his daughter was bitten on the arm and was in the hospital from a rattlesnake bite. He said she was going to be OK, but he was trying to find where she bought the snake from. He said she had about 20 different phone calls to reptile shops in NJ and NY. I told him that she did not get the snake from me and that I do not sell any venomous snakes to the public.

I tell this story for only 2 reasons;

1- What kind of person sells a rattlesnake to a minor or any inexperienced person.

2- We all need to regulate each other to help prevent more laws be made. Lets all obey the laws and prevent things like this from happening to others. I hope the father finds the person who sold his minor daughter the snake and has him stopped.

Thank God she is going to be fine.

What we do does effect others, even if we do not want to believe it.