Thread: Florida - Pet python strangles US toddler

Originally Posted by Sakeopete

Originally Posted by TexasRanger

How the fark can anyone thinking that keeping pythons and babies in the same house is a good idea? Some people are just so retarded. Sorry for the kid.

Same can be said for dogs, far more children are injured or killed by them. But hey dogs are cute and furry.

agreed

i think pythons are far cuter than dogs.
stunning and fascinating animals, and they don't bark or make demands on humans.
most people who do not actively seek them out, or accidentally happen upon one in the wild or in the chicken coop, will never get to see one, even though they are all around you in thailand.
you may share a house with a snake for years without ever meeting up with it, and once you do, and you kill it, you and your family ll be at far higher risk via disease etc from the rats and mice which will take its place, than you ever were from the snake.
normally, no snake will seek out a human to attack or eat, and their shared presence in an human environment should be welcomed for the benefits it brings.
pray what, if any benefit does a starving, mangy thai soidog bring to society?
(apologies to nr, just trying to make a point here)