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FL-Police shoot, kill rattlesnake
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by tigers9 on June 12, 2009
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Hmm, how much was really left of the snake after being hit with a shotgun??? Must have been a girly shotgun.
I was so surprised to be at the BASS outdoor store 2 weeks ago, and not kidding, they sell PINK shotguns and tasers, supposedly popular gift from kids to moms on mothers day. How do u not love American gunZ manufacturers?;-)
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<<The snake was instead shot with a shotgun and disposed of behind the residence.>>
http://www.fbnewsleader.com/articles/2009/06/08/news/00newskillsnake.txt
Police shoot, kill rattlesnake
By Angela Daughtry, News-Leader
A large rattlesnake found in a Fernandina Beach yard last week was shot and killed by city police due to the number of children in the area.
According to a police report, officers were called to Highland Drive and North Wolff Street about 5 p.m. May 26 after neighborhood children found the snake under some small plants while playing in the yard.
An adult resident showed police the snake, which was about three inches in circumference and four feet long and had the markings of a diamond-back rattlesnake. Police determined the snake should be destroyed due to its proximity to the number of children playing in the area.
According to the report, police made a decision not to cut off its head with a shovel because of its large size and the possibility of the snake escaping. The snake was instead shot with a shotgun and disposed of behind the residence.
Prior to the shooting, all bystanders were moved across the street and to the side of the house, and police made sure there was no traffic in the area, the report stated.
adaughtry@fbnewsleader.com
Story created Jun 08, 2009 - 12:32:25 PDT.
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by atrox56 on June 12, 2009
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I was not there and it still makes me sick. Removing the snake is as easy as picking up the phone. The local police call me or one other guy in this area when they have a snake problem. I hope that every member of this forum has let their local police and fire Depts. know that they can be called upon to remove unwanted snakes. It sure is better then reading the alternative removal method. I think I will give my EDB a hug and be glad it was not her.
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by LarryDFishel on June 12, 2009
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"which was about three inches in circumference and four feet long"
I sure wish reporters would at least stop trying to use big words they don't understand.
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by Rob_Carmichael on June 13, 2009
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Although it sucks that the snake had to be shot in the police department's mind, public safety comes first and foremost even though we all know this snake probably posed very little threat to anyone. The bigger issue is that those involved with reptile rescues need to do a much better job networking with all of the agencies (police, fire, animal control, area businesses, schools, vet clinics, construction companies, utilities, etc.) involved in responding to calls like this. Many police departments don't know who to call and that's "our" fault. Reptile rescues need to be highly organized, run in a very professional manner, marketed properly including a web site and good printed material and a good portion of every rescue facility has to be outreach and education. Just putting a different spin on this.
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by tigers9 on June 13, 2009
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Rob while I agree reptiel rescuers should be well known in their community to the gov officials, in cases like this, when every second counts (in scared folsk mind and at times for practical reasons), they can not wait 1 hour for reptile rescuer to show up. That is why I learned how to use tongs and remove the rattlesnake from my animal's cages.Even under ideal conditions (instant response to my call and instant driving), AC can not be here sooner than 15 minutes unless they just happen to be in my hood. Plus, I don't see them going to my lion cage to retrieve the rattler anyway;-)
When time is of essence, the police had to act, I just wish it wasn't so brutal.
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by earthguy on June 16, 2009
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"Prior to the shooting, all bystanders were moved across the street and to the side of the house, and police made sure there was no traffic in the area, the report stated."
That seems like it would take as much time & effort as waiting for animal control to arrive. At least they learned their lesson from the little boy who was killed by the police officer who was trying to shoot a black rat snake. I would still consider this an unnecisarry discharge of a firearm.
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by LadyBloodRose on June 16, 2009
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:( the poor snake. The tme it would have taken for tehm to make sure all citizens whereon either side of tehr oad they coudla been on the phone callin sokmeone to remove the animal. this realy just shows a lazyness an uncarring on the part of the police an decidedly a unnessicary discharge of a firearm.
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by SCatheris on June 19, 2009
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there's a positive image for the kids =/ "now remember next time you see a snake............shoot it...." freakin stupid
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by yoyoing on June 20, 2009
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A few observations.
In Florida, an emergency plan is required for a license. This should include notifying Police and Fire Dept's in case they need to respond to an emergency at the facility. I did this, along with letting them know I was available for relocations. I keep my collection very private from my neighbors. Unfortunately, one of said neighbors is EMS. He proceeded to cause me all kinds of grief in my community. Real professional huh?
I do respond to nuisance snake calls. On one occasion the police officer had the animal contained with tongs until I arrived. This seemed interesting that he had these. This did not occur other times.
I believe that in FL, a nuisance animal must be destroyed or kept, but cannot be relocated (I will need to check on this, but am pretty sure this is true).
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