Come on, it's time to die.....

[03trubluGT]

Was in a pet store today getting dog food for my vicious cropped eared miniature dachshunds when this cute 20-ish year old gir was in front of me in line. The cashier had stepped away and returned with a small paper sack with a clear plastic window on the side. Inside I could see two small mice.

The girl paid for the purchase (which was about $8), put her CC back in her purse, and picked up the bag saying "Come on, it's time to die" and walked out the store.

I asked the clerk what was going to eat the mice, and she told me it was a snake.


I just don't get having a pet snake. Wouldn't have one.

[Osiris]

She'd make a freak in the sack. Where are the pics?

[scootro]

to each their own i guess! i'd let her feed my snake though

[silvereight]

should get a discount to use hamsters instead of mice / rats.

[Brandon-K]

Desensitized youth at its finest.

[Paladin]

What's wrong with a cute girl taking good care of the snake?

[Hmbre97]

Lol, that's awesome

[Brandon-K]

Originally Posted by Paladin

What's wrong with a cute girl taking good care of the snake?

To each their own...but what is the point of owning something that just sits in a terrarium perfectly still for hours at a time?

[fordracer]

if she was chinese and buying a puppy and put in that bag would you have said something? lmao!

[dumpycapri85]

Originally Posted by Brandon-K

To each their own...but what is the point of owning something that just sits in a terrarium perfectly still for hours at a time?

I have raised lots of reptiles and you just have to admire there honesty . They don't care if you feed them and keep them company for years . As soon as they are big enough or get a chance they will eat you . I just respect the fact that they don't suck up like mamals .

[Brandon-K]

Originally Posted by dumpycapri85

I have raised lots of reptiles and you just have to admire there honesty . They don't care if you feed them and keep them company for years . As soon as they are big enough or get a chance they will eat you . I just respect the fact that they don't suck up like mamals .

Guess I could maybe see that. Not for me though..

[71chevellejohn]

rat snake, by chance?

[lxturbo]

Originally Posted by 71chevellejohn

rat snake, by chance?

Like the shepard on the mower !!

[03trubluGT]

Trouser snake???

Seriously, it's hard to think about hitting on a 20 year old when your 15 year old is in the car waiting...

[Geor!]

Originally Posted by 03trubluGT

Trouser snake???

Seriously, it's hard to think about hitting on a 20 year old when your 15 year old is in the car waiting...

It's called being sleazy. Too many years giving stern lectures to motorists on the road probably took the sleaze right out of you... if you had any in the first place!!

[GE]

jluv in 3... 2...

[Leah]

Originally Posted by GE

jluv in 3... 2...

Yeah, we just left his house. He won't be commenting for a while.

[paul_376]

Originally Posted by 03trubluGT

Trouser snake???

Seriously, it's hard to think about hitting on a 20 year old when your 15 year old is in the car waiting...

03TRUBLUE = Not a Closer

[Stevo]

Originally Posted by 03trubluGT

Trouser snake???

Seriously, it's hard to think about hitting on a 20 year old when your 15 year old is in the car waiting...

Your getting old.

Back on topic, would be any more remorseful to a dozen live minnows?

Stevo

[ThreeFingerPete]

Sounds like my kind of girl!

[03trubluGT]

Originally Posted by Stevo

Your getting old.

Back on topic, would be any more remorseful to a dozen live minnows?

Stevo

Getting?

Fuck, I've been old.

I don't have fish, snakes, birds, cats or anything useless of the sort. My dogs, even worthless as acutal protectors, at least let me know before someone rings the bell. Those little mutts can sense anyone around the house. Even though they could not stop an intruder, they can at least let prevent anyone from getting the element of surprise.

[talisman]

Originally Posted by Osiris

She'd make a freak in the sack. Where are the pics?

Lol, I thought the exact same thing..

[Sean88gt]

Pointless pets. If you want to own a center piece that grabs attention like that, get a cobra, or rattlesnakes.

[jluv]

Snakes are neato!

[scootro]

Originally Posted by Sean88gt

Pointless pets. If you want to own a center piece that grabs attention like that, get a cobra, or rattlesnakes.

my buddy from Arizona had these huge scorpions for pets! they did look cool under a black light though

[bcoop]

Originally Posted by Brandon-K

To each their own...but what is the point of owning something that just sits in a terrarium perfectly still for hours at a time?

You've obviously never met Karl.

And I agreed on the freak in the sack.

[Vertnut]

Originally Posted by 03trubluGT

Getting?

Fuck, I've been old.

I don't have fish, snakes, birds, cats or anything useless of the sort. My dogs, even worthless as acutal protectors, at least let me know before someone rings the bell. Those little mutts can sense anyone around the house. Even though they could not stop an intruder, they can at least let prevent anyone from getting the element of surprise.

Me.

I have a gorgeous 21-year-old daughter, and I'm told when we're out together, I look just young enough to get two looks:1) "You dirty lecherous bastard", or 2) "You lucky sonuvabitch!"...it's actually pretty funny.

[grove rat]

Originally Posted by paul_376

03TRUBLUE = Not a Closer

haha!

[MattB]

Originally Posted by Vertnut

Me.

I have a gorgeous 21-year-old daughter, and I'm told when we're out together, I look just young enough to get two looks:1) "You dirty lecherous bastard", or 2) "You lucky sonuvabitch!"...it's actually pretty funny.

You messed-up! Pics required now.

[oreos_stang3]

Originally Posted by MattB

You messed-up! Pics required now.

X2. Post them up

[junior]

Originally Posted by fordracer

if she was chinese and buying a puppy and put in that bag would you have said something? lmao!

lmao!

[Xavren]

lmao

[71chevellejohn]

+1 on the 21 yr old's pics and if you wanna send me her # I'll request the good pics myself - that way you don't feel weird.

[matts5.0]

Originally Posted by Vertnut

Me.

I have a gorgeous 21-year-old daughter, and I'm told when we're out together, I look just young enough to get two looks:1) "You dirty lecherous bastard", or 2) "You lucky sonuvabitch!"...it's actually pretty funny.

i would like to meet her!

[SleeperGTS]

My college roommate had a 5 ish foot Ball Python.
At first it freaked me out some but I got used to old Fred.
I do remember being somewhat sloshed the first time I handled "Fred." I think that helped it go over well for us both.

Fred had managed to bite someone once before. He broke two fingers on that person. Getting bit is highly unrecommended even though he was non poisonous.

My roommate liked to get "Fred" from his terrarium and let him loose in the apartment. The snake would disappear for days at a time. It really liked being under the refrigerator. The roomate was always convinced the snake would show itself when it was hungry. Isn't that what causes the big fucker to strike anyways? Brilliant! 48 hours later we found Fred with our Cat cornered in the Kitchen.

Yes the cat made it. I told my roommate "like you didn't see that coming, dumbass?"

[jluv]

Originally Posted by SleeperGTS

My college roommate had a 5 ish foot Ball Python.
At first it freaked me out some but I got used to old Fred.
I do remember being somewhat sloshed the first time I handled "Fred." I think that helped it go over well for us both.

Fred had managed to bite someone once before. He broke two fingers on that person. Getting bit is highly unrecommended even though he was non poisonous.

My roommate liked to get "Fred" from his terrarium and let him loose in the apartment. The snake would disappear for days at a time. It really liked being under the refrigerator. The roomate was always convinced the snake would show itself when it was hungry. Isn't that what causes the big fucker to strike anyways? Brilliant! 48 hours later we found Fred with our Cat cornered in the Kitchen.

Yes the cat made it. I told my roommate "like you didn't see that coming, dumbass?"

Broken fingers? Someone has very brittle bones. They don't bite that hard, but their teeth will slice you up like a bunch of papercuts.

Your roommate had no business with a snake or a cat, sounds like.

[SVT Lurch]

Originally Posted by 03trubluGT

Trouser snake???

Seriously, it's hard to think about hitting on a 20 year old when your 15 year old is in the car waiting...

That's when you call someone closer to her age with no 15 year old of their own.

<--- (like this guy)

Geez, I thought cops were supposed to be resourceful.

[Swamp Donkey]

Who buys dog food at a pet store? Ol'Roy FTW

[SleeperGTS]

Originally Posted by jluv

Broken fingers? Someone has very brittle bones. They don't bite that hard, but their teeth will slice you up like a bunch of papercuts.

Your roommate had no business with a snake or a cat, sounds like.

haha yeah he had all kinds of issues so I wrangled the animals mostly. I have a good vibe with animals so no biggie.

Well the guy he bit was old, frail and had lived on scotch for 5 decades so brittle bones could be the case. Maybe I am underestimating Fred's size, he looked like he could break fingers, I didn't want to find out.

[downshift_me]

Originally Posted by SleeperGTS

My college roommate had a 5 ish foot Ball Python.
At first it freaked me out some but I got used to old Fred.
I do remember being somewhat sloshed the first time I handled "Fred." I think that helped it go over well for us both.

Fred had managed to bite someone once before. He broke two fingers on that person. Getting bit is highly unrecommended even though he was non poisonous.

My roommate liked to get "Fred" from his terrarium and let him loose in the apartment. The snake would disappear for days at a time. It really liked being under the refrigerator. The roomate was always convinced the snake would show itself when it was hungry. Isn't that what causes the big fucker to strike anyways? Brilliant! 48 hours later we found Fred with our Cat cornered in the Kitchen.

Yes the cat made it. I told my roommate "like you didn't see that coming, dumbass?"

Just curious, but how did you get the snake away from the "prey."

[chuckacosta]

Snakes freak me the fuck out. So....fuck a bunch of that!!

[Mustangman_2000]

Must suck to be slowly swallowed and digested in the belly of a snake.

[SleeperGTS]

Originally Posted by downshift_me

Just curious, but how did you get the snake away from the "prey."

I am tall and fast and I like my cat. If i recall correctly i grabbed it by it's head and went straight up with it. Yoink!

[fitzwell]

Had a red tail boa for years.... used to answer the door with him around my shoulders when the religous nutbars would come around. Always good for a laugh.

[jluv]

Originally Posted by Mustangman_2000

Must suck to be slowly swallowed and digested in the belly of a snake.

Not so much when you're already dead. As far as nature goes, it (suffocation) seems to be one of the better ways to go instead of having your guts ripped out and eaten while you're still alive.

[mstng86]

Try actually raising the prey and having to watch the snakes kill them. We used to raise the rabbits and mice to feed to our snakes. It was my job every morning to feed and water them.

It was a little morbid feeding something you knew was going to die.

[jluv]

Originally Posted by SleeperGTS

haha yeah he had all kinds of issues so I wrangled the animals mostly. I have a good vibe with animals so no biggie.

Well the guy he bit was old, frail and had lived on scotch for 5 decades so brittle bones could be the case. Maybe I am underestimating Fred's size, he looked like he could break fingers, I didn't want to find out.

It was most likely not the bite itself, but the snake probably started twisting and may have broken the fingers then. I've been bitten once, and it's no picnic, but it really isn't as bad as getting bitten by a dog or a cat. It's the constriction you have to worry about, although a ball python normally wouldn't be big enough to do much damage to an average-sized adult, unless you wear them as a necktie.

[jluv]

Originally Posted by mstng86

Try actually raising the prey and having to watch the snakes kill them. We used to raise the rabbits and mice to feed to our snakes. It was my job every morning to feed and water them.

It was a little morbid feeding something you knew was going to die.

Feeding live prey is generally a bad idea. Ever have any issues?

[mstng86]

Originally Posted by jluv

Feeding live prey is generally a bad idea. Ever have any issues?

Oh, I forgot the most morbid, killing the prey right before feeding it to the snakes. I wouldn't do it, that was left to my stepdad. I said Kill, but I meant eat in my first post.

[jluv]

Originally Posted by mstng86

Oh, I forgot the most morbid, killing the prey right before feeding it to the snakes. I wouldn't do it, that was left to my stepdad. I said Kill, but I meant eat in my first post.

Dude, I hear ya. I hated that part of it. I'm such an animal lover, doesn't matter if it's mice or rats or snakes or big cuddly puppy dogs. When I first adopted my Burm, he was only about 4' long, and used to eating medium pre-killed rats. The method I was taught by the previous owner was to put the rat in a grocery sack and smack it up against a door jamb, which would either kill or knock the rat unconscious. It was sad, but I did it. It worked okay until I had to move up to huge rats. The first time I whacked one of those on the door jamb and it just started screaming at me, and that went on for 2-3 more whacks, I damn near got rid of the snake. So sad. I started doing my research on other methods, which brought me to the dry ice method. Much better! I built a little gas chamber and killed them quietly and humanely after that. Then I discovered rodentpro.com and have been feeding him frozen/thawed ever since. There was no way I was going to buy a rabbit at the pet store just to come home and gas him. Karl is awesome now. He doesn't even strike or constrict his food anymore. He just comes up and starts to swallow it.