florida is full of them

[SyberBitch]

You only need butchering permits in Pennsylvania if you intend to sell any of the meat. Otherwise it's simply considered personal use food.


I firmly believe that Burmese pythons belong in.....BURMA.

Just like African hedgehogs belong in Africa etc etc etc.

And rabbits belong in Australia... (no wait...)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069005/

[SyberBitch]

LK you cannot butcher an animal within any city limits for yourself.... I know this is fact in NY anyway. We had some friends who got in a lot of trouble for butchering goats for personal use food.

Hey! What did they do with the skins? I need me some goat skin.

[SyberBitch]

I'm not fluent on the laws regarding butchering animals in all 50 states.

I'm pretty sure dog and cat is illegal but am not sure on that.

Sadly, I believe that it's perfectly legal for anyone to kill their own pets, as long as they are not torturing them.

[SyberBitch]

Humans taste like pork.

It's not called 'long pork' for nothing.

[SyberBitch]

It's like me saying you yanks have a history of fucking buffalo, random, untrue and bullshit.

::blink::

IS there some bizarre myth of people fucking buffalo?? Or is that just a random thing made up, because if someone did try to fuck a buffalo, that would have to be one brave motherfucker. Those things are huge... and mean.

[Lady Cop]

erm Syber...can i have some of whatever you're smoking?

i swear, it's just for legal use and i'll put it in the evidence locker. ::bigg::

[SyberBitch]

erm Syber...can i have some of whatever you're smoking?

i swear, it's just for legal use and i'll put it in the evidence locker. ::bigg::

I don't smoke... but you're welcome to a brownie

[LuMPyPussy]

It's like me saying you yanks have a history of fucking buffalo, random, untrue and bullshit.

::blink::

IS there some bizarre myth of people fucking buffalo?? Or is that just a random thing made up, because if someone did try to fuck a buffalo, that would have to be one brave motherfucker. Those things are huge... and mean.

It's actually a racist remark about Mexicans...

[Lady Cop]

YUM! thanks! those would get moldy in the evidence locker, so i guess i'll have to consume the evidence.

[SyberBitch]

It's like me saying you yanks have a history of fucking buffalo, random, untrue and bullshit.

::blink::

IS there some bizarre myth of people fucking buffalo?? Or is that just a random thing made up, because if someone did try to fuck a buffalo, that would have to be one brave motherfucker. Those things are huge... and mean.

It's actually a racist remark about Mexicans...

wtf? That doesn't even make sense. Mexicans don't have anything to do with buffalo.

I've heard of 'buffalo soldiers' (referring to black soldiers during the civil war - because of their hair), but nothing like that.

[LuMPyPussy]

The saying goes "Mexicans are proof that Indians fucked buffalo."

[SyberBitch]

The saying goes "Mexicans are proof that Indians fucked buffalo."

Good lord.... I've never heard that. How dumb.

[Lady Cop]

::cuthead::godamn irresponsible druggies. i hoped for these charges.


Mom, Man Charged In Tot's Python Death
2-Year-Old Strangled By 8.5-Foot Burmese Python

POSTED: Monday, August 24, 2009
UPDATED: 6:18 pm EDT August 24, 2009

OXFORD, Fla. -- [/b]The mother of a 2-year-old girl who was strangled by a python, along with the mother's boyfriend who owned the snake, were arrested Monday in connection with the girl's death, according to Sumter County sheriff's officials.


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Jaren Ashley Hare, 19, and Charles Jason Darnell, 32, were arrested on charges of manslaughter, third-degree murder and child abuse in the death of Shaunnia Hare, who was killed in July at her Oxford home.

Hare turned herself in to police Monday afternoon, and Darnell was already in jail on unrelated drug charges. Both are being held on $35,000 bond.

Last month, Darnell woke up at a residence in the 1500 block of county Road 466 in Oxford, which is located about 60 miles northwest of Orlando, to find Shaunnia being strangled by his 8.5-foot pet albino Burmese python, according to Sumter County sheriff's officials.

Investigators said there were several bite marks on the toddler. A medical examiner determined that she died from asphyxiation.

"Our stupid snake got out in the middle of the night and strangled the baby," Darnell said in a 911 call.

Emergency workers could not revive the girl.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission removed the snake from the home. A 6-foot boa constrictor was also inside the house, but it did not escape its terrarium.

Darnell did not have a permit to keep the snake as a pet, deputies said. According to snake expert Scott Hardin of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Burmese python owners must have a license to keep the snake as a pet. The license costs $100 a year and mandates specific caging requirements.

"Law enforcement with the assistance of the FWC is going to investigate this case further to see if there is any kind of game violations or any other misconduct," Bobby Caruthers of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office said.

Hardin said the Burmese python is a popular pet because it is considered to be more docile than other snakes. He said the risk of a human attack is low, and attacks typically involve the snake's owner or immediate family.

The Humane Society of the United States said including Wednesday's death, at least 12 people have been killed in the United States by pet pythons since 1980, including five children.

Matt Harrison, a Critter Control employee who has worked with pythons for more than eight years, said the animals are extremely strong.

"A 12-foot snake is kind of like having a truck sitting on your chest. They have enough power not only to asphyxiate you, but to break bones as well," said Harrison, who added that stabbing a python would not force the animal to release its prey.

Harrison suggested throwing alcohol down the snake's throat or running hot water over it to get it to release its prey.

Harrison urged owners to be careful with pet pythons.

"Most (of) the time, as long as you're careful, you don't have anything to worry about, but occasionally, they can turn on their owners," Harrison said.

Harrison said attacks tend to be a feeding response, but he said it is important to keep cages secure and safe, especially when there are children in the house.

Harrison speculated that there are probably more pythons in Florida than anywhere else in the United States.

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, pythons are a nonnative species to Florida, although some Burmese pythons have been found in parts of Florida.

An invasion of giant Burmese pythons in South Florida that made national headlines last year was "rapidly expanding" and expected to reach Central Florida, according to a University of Florida study.

"There's no part of this state that you can point at and say that pythons couldn't live here," researcher Frank Mazzotti said. "They're capable of incredible movement -- and in a relatively short period."

Most of the pythons were brought over as pets and then turned loose in the wild, he said.

Anyone who comes across a python is urged to call wildlife officials at 888-404-FWCC. For more information about pythons, visit the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

[Carsman]

WTF is it with SNAKES (I HATE SNAKES) wanting to get (got) into my villa, like one that did in SNAKEland a couple of years ago. (I HATE SNAKES)

Anyway, this morning I pushed the button to open my garage door. And and even though I'm in NE now, as a habit just as in SNAKEland, (I HATE SNAKES) I quickly peruse the bottom of the door way to make sure nothing rushes in.

Well to my surprise, there was a SNAKE (I HATES SNAKES) butted against right where the door lifted off the ground. Luckily the door had a secure rubber bumper floor seal that sealed it to the floor. (I HATE SNAKES) Otherwise that sucker would have slithered into my garage and eventually villa.

So I grabbed a towel, grabbed the SNAKE ( I HATE SNAKES) and walked across the road, and threw it onto an open lot)

The last Time I saw a SNAKE (I HATE SNAKES) in NE was 20 or so years ago. I had a bag of Peat Moss stored out in my back yard. When I lifted it up I found 40 to 50 baby SNAKES (I HATE SNAKES) slithering in all directions. I know they are here, but not seeing them in 20 years helps.

(Oh Yeah, did I mention I HATE SNAKES! )

[Maggot]

You are mentally unstable and may require sedation. Please stop off at the 4077^th and swing in the swamp.

[Duchess]

I'm not afraid of snakes but find 40-50 babies would have creeped me the hell out.

[username]

My husband and I took a hike years ago on a trail on Mt. Tam. Wrong time of year/wrong time of day (late afternoon/early evening). There were rattlers all over that damn trail.

[SIXFOOTERsez]

I have done a bunch of hikes all over the state here and have only run onto a couple of rattlers, the local brand of Pygmy Rattler is about 8" long and his rattles are so small you can't hear them. Coiled up they look like a very small pine cone mashed into the ground.
All my time here I have never run up on one of those 16 foot Burmese pythons, sux because I could use some new boots, a belt, key fob, maybe a wallet...

[SIXFOOTERsez]

Here is one of them I ran onto in ONF, little guy is about 7" long

[sally]

I got hit by a water moccasin one night while at a bonfire in the woods, I thank my lucky stars to be alive.