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More Rhino Viper bite "fallout"
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by Phobos on February 8, 2005
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Now county officials calling for the State of Ohio to ban Dangerous Animals.
http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/news/stories/20050208/localnews/1965961.html
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RE: More Rhino Viper bite "fallout"
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by ALA_herp31 on February 8, 2005
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Again, more bad press. This just proves more and more that the Media is going to be the down fall of us all. Regulations could solve the problem yes, but will they stop there? Same situation, just another day, and another privilege lost. It seems to be the trend lately, one out of thousands of keepers gets tagged, then we all lose our beloved freedom. Am I the only one here that sees the future of our hobby going away, no matter if regulations are put in place or not? Think about it this way. If someone else gets bite, even after Regulations are put in place, don’t you think that people are going to be calling for more Regulations or even Bans? If this dose happen, the Law Makers are going to fallow the masses, because that’s were the Votes lay. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I ain’t going to let no Politician make he’s name on my lose of Freedom and Privacy.........Be safe ya’ll, Wally
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by MattHarris on February 8, 2005
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The media isn't driving the hobby away. Negligent keepers are driving it away. The media is just feeding off of it.
As Al mentioned earlier, there absolutely NO excuse for allowing any snake bite while removing a water dish. Trap boxes, shields, tongs, shift boxes are just some of the tools we use. Being too lazy to use them, is no excuse.
Even the screen of a 10 gallon aquarium placed between the snake and the water dish, although not the best tactic, is still sufficient to block a snake if it decides to strike.
Just absolutely no excuse for it whatsoever.
MCH
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by biff on February 8, 2005
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unfortunately, there will always be negligent keepers, and there will always be bitten keepers. So if that's what is fueling these laws (and I'm sure it is) I would tend to think they will have a continuous supply of fuel. Seems like there are always people who will do things the right way, and be very careful (and they still may get tagged) and then there are those that are just wreckless and probably make up the majority of the bites. I'm not saying it's okay to be reckless, I'm just saying there seems to be an endless supply of people willing to get bitten.
And then there is the news media...I always say, "God help you if you get caught jaywalking on a slow news day."
I used to have a job where I made regular press releases (typed) to the local newspapers...I was always amazed at how much the info got changed...it was truly an eye-opening experience for me.
So here's the bottom line: If I was a lawmaker (who probably wouldn't have snakes), you would have a hard time convincing me why venomous reptiles shouldn't be outlawed (as far as private citizens go, at least). I'm just playing the devil's advocate here, but the odds are truly against us. And I would think some folks would make a ruckus about a permit system that was primarily funded out of the general fund, assuming the fees charged for permits would truly never be enough to fund the system.
have fun,
Steve
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by HerpMan73 on February 9, 2005
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I find the quote from the sheriff in the latest article particularly interesting.....
"He's not violating the law," Shawber said. "I personally don't see why anyone would want a poisonous snake around. I want to see some type of regulation."
The way it's written, one might conclude that just because he "personally" wouldn't keep a venomous snake, he wants to see them regulated. They probably SHOULD be regulated, but not just because the sheriff happens to not understand why people keep them. I guess it's promising that the sheriff wants to see some type of regulation and isn't calling for a total ban...I give him credit for that. Surely there will be others who want to see a ban, and eventually they will win. Sad. Once banned though, people will continue to keep them illegaly and some will continue to get bit. Crack is "banned" and look how many people continue to use it! I'm not sure a ban is the answer.
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