Why are so many people opposed to keeping wild snakes as pets?

[RandomStranger]

Originally Posted by Lankyrob

Well you should resist it, its dangerous and unnecessary, especially if you are field herping and get "put out", will anyone find you?

It wasn't choking me, just tightening somewhat. If I DID pass out, no one would need to find me because the snake would slither off and I'd wake up in a few minutes. No problem. Plus I was ready to slip my hand in between the snake in my neck for breathing room if it randomly decided it wanted to suffocate me hahaha. Not too worried about it. I'd have at least 20 seconds to react to it tightening enough to try to suffocate me (Plus it wasn't THAT big)

[Lankyrob]

Originally Posted by RandomStranger

It wasn't choking me, just tightening somewhat. If I DID pass out, no one would need to find me because the snake would slither off and I'd wake up in a few minutes. No problem. Plus I was ready to slip my hand in between the snake in my neck for breathing room if it randomly decided it wanted to suffocate me hahaha. Not too worried about it. I'd have at least 20 seconds to react to it tightening enough to try to suffocate me (Plus it wasn't THAT big)

20 seconds?? Your having a laugh, IF (and i agree it is a big IF) the snake hits the correct pressure points you will be unconscious BEFORE you have a chance to react. Professional MMA fighters that KNOW that the other fighter is putting a "choke" hold on dont last 20 seconds.

If you fall and smash your skull you wont wake up either, but you will add another statistic to the figures of those people trying to put a stop to the hobby we all love. Also, when you fall you may hurt the snake and noone wants that to happen.

The size of the snake is irrelevant, if you want proof join an MMA class and ask the sensei to put you out - maybe you will understand more then.

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by Lankyrob

20 seconds?? Your having a laugh, IF (and i agree it is a big IF) the snake hits the correct pressure points you will be unconscious BEFORE you have a chance to react. Professional MMA fighters that KNOW that the other fighter is putting a "choke" hold on dont last 20 seconds.

If you fall and smash your skull you wont wake up either, but you will add another statistic to the figures of those people trying to put a stop to the hobby we all love. Also, when you fall you may hurt the snake and noone wants that to happen.

The size of the snake is irrelevant, if you want proof join an MMA class and ask the sensei to put you out - maybe you will understand more then.

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have to aghree with you rob

when i taught judo it took roughly 5 to 10 seconds to render someone incapable,using a cartoid artery chock

windpipe takes a little longer,but NO where near 20 to 30 seconds

2 to 4 seconds has most folk tapping out,before its too late and they're unconcious

re cartoid arteys
imo,when you close down the cartoid artey,oxygen is pretty much instantly cut from the brain,which imo leaves about 3 to 5 seconds before your head goes fuzzy,because your starting to black out

cheers shaun

[red ink]

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

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have to aghree with you rob

when i taught judo it took roughly 5 to 10 seconds to render someone incapable,using a cartoid artery chock

windpipe takes a little longer,but NO where near 20 to 30 seconds

2 to 4 seconds has most folk tapping out,before its too late and they're unconcious

re cartoid arteys
imo,when you close down the cartoid artey,oxygen is pretty much instantly cut from the brain,which imo leaves about 3 to 5 seconds before your head goes fuzzy,because your starting to black out

cheers shaun

Yes a couple of minutes later even if your windpipe is not blocked and your breathing... brain damage start to occur

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by red ink

Yes a couple of minutes later even if your windpipe is not blocked and your breathing... brain damage start to occur

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agree with you 100% mate

at our judo club we taught the kids,to tap out the " very second " a cartoid chock was put on them

it was to avoid brain damage,which occurs rapidly if the cartoids remain closed

the brain gets starved of oxygen and if held long enough will cause irreversable damage

if the kids let themselves be rendered unconcious,due to being too stubborn to tap out,they were excluded from the club for 4 to 6 weeks,as we could not take the chance of a kid being permantly damaged,also to trach them what they were learning was NOT a game and could have lethal consiquences

cheers shaun