For the second time that I know of, Animal Planet is airing a travesty to snake owners everywhere. "The Big Squeeze". This program's entire purpose seems to be to make people more afraid of snakes and convince everyone who owns a constricting species that their snake is out to get them.
They have a list of the five largest snakes in the world, and for each species they're showing one or more people who were attacked by that species. I'm MORTIFIED! One man had a large Burmese python who attacked him, so his sister (I think?) cut off its head. WTFlip?! Any herper who has done enough research should KNOW that if a large snake like that is constricting you pouring alcohol into the corner of its mouth is almost always sufficient. If that doesn't work, HOT WATER! Idiots, Idiots, IDIOTS!
They showed a reenactment of the snake being stabbed, and I just fell apart. They only showed two people intelligent enough to actually own snakes. Kudos to those two!
Don't forget that legally you are obligated to have a second person with you ANY TIME you are handling a snake over ten feet...so most of these morons were breaking the law to begin with.
I'm writing to Animal Planet...this is NOT the sort of bad press snakes need. Yes, large snakes CAN be dangerous. They're generalizing though, and protraying all snakes in a hideous light.
I'm so unbelievably frustrated.
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