Post photos of your snake bites!

SSSSnakes · 11-10-14, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Emmamuradian

this isn't bragging, or comparing, I just thought some people enjoy seeing it like me... Im new to this forum and had no idea anyone here would take this so seriously..just trying to have fun but I guess its all serious around here

We like to have fun as well. But how do you think it would look to a parent checking out the forum, trying to determine if they want their child to get a snake. I think that kind of picture would deter them from allowing their child from keeping snakes. No one was posting comments to be rude, only to keep snake keeping on a positive outlook to the public and not a negative.

themeyers · 11-10-14, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by SSSSnakes

We like to have fun as well. But how do you think it would look to a parent checking out the forum, trying to determine if they want their child to get a snake. I think that kind of picture would deter them from allowing their child from keeping snakes. No one was posting comments to be rude, only to keep snake keeping on a positive outlook to the public and not a negative.

What he said. no harm intended just trying to keep people from being barred from our hobby. and keep the general public from thinking we are a bunch of masochists.

pdomensis · 11-10-14, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by SSSSnakes

We like to have fun as well. But how do you think it would look to a parent checking out the forum, trying to determine if they want their child to get a snake. I think that kind of picture would deter them from allowing their child from keeping snakes. No one was posting comments to be rude, only to keep snake keeping on a positive outlook to the public and not a negative.

Personally I'd rather parents see pics of what can happen when owning a snake. It's much better to deter a parent than have yet another unwanted snake on craigslist, or worse, released into the wild.

SSSSnakes · 11-10-14, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by pdomensis

Personally I'd rather parents see pics of what can happen when owning a snake. It's much better to deter a parent than have yet another unwanted snake on craigslist, or worse, released into the wild.

Better to teach appropriate snake handling and prevent these bites from happening. I wonder how the OP would have felt if the snake would have blinded the eye permanently. If she would never had been able to see out of that eye again. Would that have been a cool picture? Do we teach our children to play football, by showing them pictures of paralyzed players that got hurt play football, or do we teach the the positive aspects of the game.

pdomensis · 11-10-14, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by SSSSnakes

Do we teach our children to play football, by showing them pictures of paralyzed players that got hurt play football, or do we teach the the positive aspects of the game.

Both actually.

SSSSnakes · 11-10-14, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by pdomensis

Both actually.

I've never seen a recruiting poster for anything showing the negatives . In the hobby snake bites are the mistakes of the handlers and should not be displayed proudly as being cool. Give the law makers more reasons to limit what we can keep.

Emmamuradian · 11-10-14, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by SSSSnakes

Better to teach appropriate snake handling and prevent these bites from happening. I wonder how the OP would have felt if the snake would have blinded the eye permanently. If she would never had been able to see out of that eye again. Would that have been a cool picture? Do we teach our children to play football, by showing them pictures of paralyzed players that got hurt play football, or do we teach the the positive aspects of the game.

If I was blinded I wouldn't have time for a "cool" photo. There you go assuming again. lol. Just because I wasn't hurt and wanted a memory of the aftermath doesn't mean I'm trying to be cool. You're taking this way to seriously. Just chill. A couple photos wasn't going to change everyone minds about owning a snake. Actually, before I got a snake I would YouTube snakes biting their owners just to see their reactions and how bad it was. To see if I could handle it. After I watched that one guy with the ball python latched on his hand forever..my little mbk was like a breeze. The photo of my eye actually showed a lot of people I know that its not that big of a deal to get bit by a snake. It also showed them not to hold it near the face..even though she was just around my neck. It happens. When she rest her head on my eye..my hands were busy, there was nothing I could do. once again.

Emmamuradian · 11-10-14, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by pdomensis

Personally I'd rather parents see pics of what can happen when owning a snake. It's much better to deter a parent than have yet another unwanted snake on craigslist, or worse, released into the wild.

Exactly! You know how many people asked me if I was going to release my snake to the wild, or kill her because she bit me!!!! What? Why? Imagine all the parents that would do that. So many people think ball pythons don't ever bite. Sh** happens, and They do! My pictures are proof.

Emmamuradian · 11-10-14, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SSSSnakes

We like to have fun as well. But how do you think it would look to a parent checking out the forum, trying to determine if they want their child to get a snake. I think that kind of picture would deter them from allowing their child from keeping snakes. No one was posting comments to be rude, only to keep snake keeping on a positive outlook to the public and not a negative.

People aren't stupid, they know snakes bite. I wouldn't be the reason for that. All she has to do it Google snake bites and she will see a 100's of photos 10X worse than mine. And if that "mother" doesn't want to look at snake bites, then she shouldn't have clicked on the threat that was titles post photos of snake bites.