leave her snakes loose while she cleaned their tanks. thats hilarious. let a Gaboon viper snake around the room unattended with you. natural selection at work
I'm calling bullshit on this story ; why ? While a Gaboon Viper has a hemotoxin type venom and their glands are rather large, the venom itself has been proven not to be as lethal as most other Vipers. A human being would have to be injected with almost 3 times more than what an average Gaboon Viper ejects out of it's fangs in order for it to kill a human,especially within the time frame they claim this woman perished. In order to validate this story I would need to see a Newspaper article
I remember hearing about this on the news at work on my lunchbreak. Late 1999, if I recall correctly. She is believed to be the first documented death from a Gabby bite in the US.
you see...... if she was an expert she would of done the following......((1: REMOVED THE EXTREAMLY DEADLY POISONIOUS FANGS)) ...((2: PUT THE SNAKE IN A SAFE AREA!!)) lastly ((3: if she was keeping posionious snakes around the house then it make sense to have dial up hospital numbers or such, Or have some kind of anti vemon around the house. I think it was bullshit coming from her sister, She would of called for help if she wasnt gashing blood from her mouth and being light headed from blood lost
@swinabc An "expert" certainly would not remove a snakes fangs. Experts who keep and study venomous snakes employ safe handling techniques such as hooks, tongs, and tubes as well as keeping antivenom and quick dials for emergencies like you mentioned. There are people who remove snakes fangs and venom glands, but those people are called Barbarians.
@ubit397 so people who make sure that if there keeping a wild animal that holds a deadly poison that can kill them within moments are barbarians?... Then i rather be a barbarian then how this woman turned out.
@swinabc No. If you're keeping a deadly wild animal, you should have the proper training and knowledge to do so safely. You can successfully house and care for a venomous snake without EVER putting your hands within striking distance. If you absolutely need to touch the snake for a medical examination, you would restrain it's head n a plastic tube. If you can't keep a snake without removing it's teeth, you have no business keeping the snake.
i hope the snake is ok. it's in snake's nature to strike. i hope they didn't kill it because of that :( the owner had to die, so at least let the beautiful animal live.
@mkocja5a first of...i ain't your bro asshole....second of...i know what bipolar means very well coz your mom used to prefer me sometimes and prefer ur dad sometimes. she was an on and off biplolar slut until ur dad blew her fucking brains out. and lastly...im not mad. its ur parents who are mad for producing such a retarded twat into this world. so why don't you go fuck yourself!
@409raul it's official, u mad :P and i know you aint my, bro, it's an internet meme -_-
and in case you didn't undertand why i called you bipolar, it's because you sad you're an animal lover and then you sad all snakes have to die... that's someting a bipolar person would say. and bringing people's moms that you don' even know into youtube conversations is very, VERY childsh.
I'm a bit of a misanthrope and this show has never typicaly brought any good words to my lips, but i love that girls ass, how nice of her was it to spare her own life for an animals, much better than the rest of a jerks who use the classic saying "unfornatly we had to kill the animal" or "we had no choice!" here's a idea STOP TAKING ANIMALS OUT OF THERE HOME AND LET THEM DO THE THINGS THEY WERE BORN AND BRED TO DO!
"She felt like they were human..." They were deadly snakes for heaven's sake! Sorry about her premature death and all that but she really was asking for this to happen. Even the great C.J.Ionides who used to carry a puff adder round his neck like a bandolier never lost sight of what snakes are and what they can do
I really do not know how accurate this depiction is... anyone with hands on experience with reptiles especially as dangerous as these knows you do not just reach for it with no tongs or at least a sizeable snake hook. These snakes are known to bite through thier own skin to fend off a handler
Karin Taylor .. " the fear she must of had for her animals is very tragic " ?
no not at all, its the enabling attitude of Karin and other people around her that led to such. SOOO GLAD she got killed. such stupid morons. Goes to show if you type "Anita Finch" into google it brings up the "The 1999 Darwin Award Nominees" Fitting tribute for such a lady...
She was a complete IDIOT NUT JOB! She had NO respect for her wild and deadly snake(s)! Her own sister said "...she felt like her animals were human.". She made her (death) bed, miw she lies in it. Dumb broad!!!
Amazingly, she'd been bitten by it before. The snake can control how much venom it injects and the first time she was fine (how crazy that it was warning her) and she mistakingly thought she was developing an immunity to the venom and that they wouldn't hurt her.
@goppel1 No kidding. If I had such an interest that would be the FIRST thing I'd get before the snake. I understand the fascination, snakes are awesome animals but I can't understand free-handling the hots. I don't see how using snake hooks and other tools would lessen the experience..
@dpattiris Cause its a free country nim rod people can by what they wont within reasons with there exotic of choice. If I had the money i would own one to.
@dpattiris where did she get the gaboon viper? leave them alone! they are ment to stay in their home in africa in the leaf litter. theyre almost invisible this snake has camouflage perfected for all the snakes out there
@SparklyyMegan I know. It was very hard to watch. I respect that she loved nature so much and she would have actually been a person I wouldn't have rediculed but have liked to know. I wouldn't take such risky animals, but I do love snakes. There are tons of beautiful non-venomous. Woma and green tree pythons are gorgeous. RIP Anita Finch and Alexandria Hall. :-(
this episode is sooo sad bc its real all this comments make it worse.... this girl was lonely made fun of in school she thought snakes were for only crazys so she kept it secret .... she loved her snakes like humans she trusted them and loved them she gave her life bc she loved her snakes and didnt want them took/or killed ....... 8( R.I.P
There are precautions for the safe keeping of venomous snakes (proper usage of equipment such as snake hooks), just like there are precautions for driving (not driving while intoxicated, on the phone, or texting).
I remember reading about this in the L.A. Times back when it happened. Evidently, Anita left a note which said something like: "Northridge Hospital ICU."
People if you must own hot snakes please buy the antivenin that goes with each snake and have it on hand for doctors to give to you when you call for help
Fuckin dumb blonde bitch , keep a venomous snake roaming in your house nd then reaching for it -___- thank god you died . The guy that thought her how to keep them must feel bad for teaching an idiot
Seemed like such a good person, such a waste for her to do something so stupid....I don't know if I can feel sorry for her though, sounds harsh but wtf. Live by the gun, die by the gun, well live with a viper die by a viper. I keep many different reptiles and snakes and i'll NEVER have this issue because my pets can't kill me.
what an idiot. who owns a venomous snake and then let's it roam around like that? who tries to reach for a cornered snake? i dont feel bad for her ass. she got what was coming to her.
I feel sorry that she died, but at the same time, I feel she's made a bad decision not to call for help IMMEDIATELY after getting bitten. For those who get bitten by snakes: get help NOW! Don't end up like the woman in this video. Life is too precious to waste.
@tharindu13 Yes! They cut off their heads to find out which one killed her! Lets see...blood everywhere, seems to be the work of a hemotoxin. Rattlesnakes have neurotoxin, now all those rattlers and one gaboon. I think the gaboon would be pretty obvious, but no kill them all to figure it out! Sorry but that honestly upsets me.
@ComentaryKid Most rattlesnakes, as well as most vipers are primarily hemotoxic. Whereas most Elapids are primarily neurotoxic. That's really an oversimplification though. There are many different qualities to all snake venoms.
It is not illegal to feed live in the states, and theres a good reason for that. But if this video shows what really happened, which it couldnt cause no one was there she reached into a hiding place where the snake felt safe and yet cornerd... Hots are not snakes you let roam they r display only
Gaboon Vipers are very deadly but they are not aggressive at all. They rarely bite, maybe thats why she was letting it roam around the house. Even tho they are not aggressive and rarely bite even when held because their venom is so deadly it's not even worth keeping one.
People see the horrible consequences of having a deadly creature for a "pet" and yet they persist in allowing them in their homes.Is this wise,or are they emotionally afflicted with Vorarephilia?Might as well live with an armed serial killer!
@Mrtriumphchopper People do dangerous things all the time. Driving in a car is putting yourself in a ton of danger, and more people die from car accidents than from snake bites, yet people do it every day. Should we stop driving because there's the potential for getting seriously hurt or killed? Owning a venomous snake is not stupid so long as youre careful, just like with driving. You cant always predict what other people (or snakes) will do, so accidents will happen. You just have to be smart.
@masqueradingdreams Someplaces it IS stupid to own a venomous snake,BECAUSE IT IS ILLEGAL,and for a reason. They can and do get loose and become a real threat to people and their normal non-exotic pets. It's just as illegal to feed live.The release of umpteen pythons by disgruntled owners is going to cost Florida millions of dollars. Your attempt at logic is childish.
@Mrtriumphchopper You're right, SOME PLACES it is stupid to own them--if it's illegal. It's not the act of owning the snake that makes it stupid then, it's owning it when you're not allowed to. My "attempt at logic" was...well, it was logical, and I'm sorry if you can't see that. Driving a car is no safer than owning a venomous snake; it's the snakes' reputations and peoples' fear of them that makes the threat seem more dangerous and foolhardy.
who in the hell not only keeps a snake with 3 inch fangs, but lets him run around free in the house? Good thing it got her before it escaped the house and killed some unsuspecting person.
It's can kill in 15 mins lol a cobra can't kill in 15 mins half hour maybe if it was a monocled cobra animal plant was about animal conservation when steve Irwin was on but now there is only like 3 shows about animals now and it's mostly about how fast a snake or any other animal can kill you it's not helping the animals if any thing it's making people want to destroy the animals we need steve back or another steve Irwin RIP Steve
She truly believed snakes could feel compassion. Very sad story. Snakes tolerate you at best and will always turn on you if they want to. They are wild animals and born killers.
Its always the snakes that pay for it.. Fuckin retarded people.. They don't show it in this but they cut the heads off all the snakes after she was killed. I read the real news article on this incident. I am an avid snake handler as she is. I have a few venomous reptiles and one thing I learned is "NO SNAKES HAVE TRAINING WHEELS" NEVER let me roam free. NEVER let them get a chance to bite you. 1 bite = death 90% of the time.
i feel sorry for her if she was my sister i would not let her have that many snakes in her trailer and if she was thinking she could pet them and was at one with them i would have had her get help! like come on she was not playing with a full deck of cards...
Sorry, but this was one stupid bitch! She had the training, but went against her knowledge and let such a dangerous animal run around un-caged?? Gabon Vipers can grow up to 15lbs and have the longest fangs in the snake world with a powerful venom that it injects in large amounts. What an idiot, i heard that they killed the snake, damn i feel sorry for the snake, it was'nt it's fault.
Captive venomous snakes aren't the problem here. The owner of that snake was irresponsible by not placing the snake into a secure container for cleaning and also not using the proper safety equipment for handling (i.e. snake hook). Don't blame other responsible reptile keepers for accidents such as this. People such as this don't belong in the same category as the responsible professional venomous snake keepers.
There is a documentary film I just saw about people who keep dangerous animals as pets. Look for the movie trailer on youtube: The Elephant in the Living Room - A Michael Webber Film
She had it coming, she really did. I found an article about her, where it was stated she often handled her snakes by hand (stupid), and she has been bitten 10 times before by some of her rattle snakes. Letting your gaboon viper run lose while you clean it's enclosure, then trying to GRAB it with your HANDS out from under something is, um...Darwinism. She has no one to blame but herself.
She let's propably one of the most venomous and dangerous snakes in the world loose in her home, and the reaches her a out toward it to grab it? I think we have a winner for the dumbass of the year award.
@mongoliouskiwi-I did check. Mambas, cobras, and browns are in top venomous catergory. Cobras actually have some of the slowest strikes by comparison. According to wikipedia, the fastest striking snake is the death adder (not puff adder). Gaboon vipers have the third fastest strike. And its still idiotic to have the 3rd fastest striking snake as a pet. She had it coming.
@jkillah999 I'm not saying your information about which snake has the faster strike is wrong, but Wikipedia is not to be trusted at all. That site once stated that Eric Clapton was dead and, to this day, he's still alive. However, I can add one thing to what you said...it's idiotic to own any animal that can kill you--not only a snake as venomous as a Gaboon Viper but also a fully-grown Burmese Python, etc.
One of the most venomous snakes on earth, with the fastest strike of all snakes..........as a pet??? If they gave out dumbass of the year awards, she'd have a trophy case filled with them.
Gaboon vipers are normally docile an non-confrontational. Gabbons are not very likely to bite a human unless they are startled or harassed. I'm not saying it's a good idea to let a hot roam around like that due to public safety as well as personal safety but some facts were not correct. People keep them because they are easy to handle.
FYI, Gaboons do not have the fastest strike. See mambas, cobras, browns, etc. They're much faster and more willing to strike.
yeah.....every1 wants an "exotic" animal often times it being poisonous or something that CAN KILL you! It's allll fun and games til someone gets bit!
A part of me feels bad for Ms. Finch and another part of me wants to smack her for even thinking about keeping venomous snakes in her home. Why do people even think about keeping wild animals?!
It's a tragedy that could have been avoided on all counts. It's just so difficult to feel sorry for someone so stupid and arrogant to think a Gaboon Viper was anything other than a reptile with a weapon system unlike any other viper. Stupidity....pure stupidity.
I don't mean to be an asshole or anything, it's just that there's a reason why they call wild animals wild animals........BECAUSE THEY FUCKING BELONG IN THE FUCKING WILD! Please excuse my colorful vocabulary. I think that anybody in the right mind can and will agree with me that people who think they're "saving the animals by keeping them" need to understand that if they want to save them, how about fighting to protect their habitat since we humans take it all up? Yea I said it.
Poor dumb woman. Possible suicide? Why do some people continue doing such insane things as having such a snake to begin with and then giving it the run of the house while cleaning it's cage? So sad.
Domesticated animals and other people are unpredictable and dangerous enough... while I understand the love of wild and exotic animals, it's just not wise to keep them in your home.
look even thinking of blaming the gaboon is an insult to simple logic.Such highly venomous snakes are not under any circumstances to be handled by hand or let out to strall in your apartment.By the way if you are bitten by a gaboon viper you might bleed but not in such a dramatic extent.
First off,if she was that experenced,she should know to put the snake in a sealed container while cleaning the cage.Second,she should have had a bite protocol for that one,and every venomous snake and where the nearest anti venom supply would be.she should have secured the snake after being bitten,and get to a hospital in the fastest way possible.she did not have to die,note:antivenom should ONLY be administered by medical personel,WITH supporting fluid theraphy,ACLS care,ie,a hospital.
@chrischanerz No offense because a lot of people make this mistake, but there is no such thing as a "poisonous snake." Venomous, yes...poisonous--no. Even "educational" shows like the few on Animal Planet will make that mistake when talking about snakes.
@chrischanerz sigh another moron who buys a snake and doesnt know a thing about taking care of such. do everyone a favor and dont buy neither. get a tamagotchi
@chrischanerz Bad argument. Dogs kill approximately 40 people in the U.S. every year. Exotic snakes kill an average of less than one. Of course Animal Planet would have you believe otherwise, but thems the facts...
@Alf90100 And how many more pet dogs are there over snakes? I would think if you looked at the ratios it would show that there are more killer pet snake for every snake owner than killer dogs per dog owner.
@TeboFire I would have explained that but unfortunately yt has text limts. Yes, more people keep dogs than reptiles, but proportionately, dogs still kill more people than reptiles.
Let's look at horses instead, since less americans own those than reptiles. 1.8% of americans own horses, horses kill an average 20-40 people in the U.S. every year [not counting deaths attributed to falling off], 2% of americans own reptiles, an average of 1.32 people are killed by captive reptiles a year.
@Alf90100 I own 4 horses, Yes horses kill people sometimes but when you own an animal its a risk you take. When you own a animal thats illegal to own because its so dangerous, to the point you WON't call for help because it will be destroyed then thats plain stupid.
@countrycowgirlable They're not any more [if not less] dangerous than dogs and horses. They're illegal [in many states] because animal rights groups constantly lobby our politicians to illegalize any pet ownership that they possible can, many politicians don't like snakes, so they go. The dangerous part is a justification, not a reason. Eventually they want to illegalize all exotic pet ownership, then they'll start limiting domesticated pet ownership with the end game of ending all animal use.
@Alf90100 As far as the animals if a horse bites you, you wont die because its not a dangerous bite tho. personally I hate PETA to a point. I think some animals, like Venomous snakes should be left in the Wild. I love snakes, I think there beautiful, but I respect them to the point I leave them alone. now am I going to stop some one who wants to risk their life for an animal they love? No cause I own 4. but I do think there should be a limit with certain animals, like snakes.
@countrycowgirlable A snake can't kick you to death, a snake can't trample you to death, so what? Their means of killing are different but the results are the same.
Why shouldn't I be able to own a venomous snake but you should be able to own a horse when statistically speaking, one is about 20 times more likely to be killed/injured by a horse than an "alternative pet?"
The only reason a state would illegalize a reptile but not a horse would be because of phobias, social norms and money.
@Alf90100 Wow someone has some lack of information about horses. It seems YOU have a phobia of horses. yes a horse can kill you but that is not its aim. if a snake bites its to protect its self or kill. I don't care, you want to be stupid and own a venomous snake thats your issue not mine. I have been around horses for almost 20 years and I know of only 2 people that have died and that happened a while ago.
I respect snakes which is why I believe they should be left in the wild or zoos.
@countrycowgirlable Well you seem to have a lack of intelligence and information about venomous snakes. I'm not speaking from an emotional standpoint, I'm not afraid of horses. I respect your right to own them, respect mine to own venomous snakes.
Snakes are cheaper and easier to care for in captivity than horses and statistically speaking they're less dangerous as well, so give me one good, factual reason why you should be able to own a horse but I not able to own a venomous snake?
@Alf90100 I have seen the Full Episode. It said She owned it Illiaglly! I have done research without proper papers it is illegal to own a Gaboon Viper. I do know what I'm talking about. you obviously Don't respect the fact I own horses, when all you seems to do is tear them down. I never said you couldn't own them in my opinion its stupid. to me they aren't less dangerous, they are just as dangerous if not more. If you want to own a snake why does it have to be venomous? why not Non-venomous?
@countrycowgirlable Okay, she might have, that really doesn't really matter anyway. About gaboon vipers being "illegal without proper papers," it depends on the state. Some states have permitation systems, one state [TX] has a licensing system and many others have no statutes on the ownership of venomous snakes.
I don't have a problem with horse owners, I have a problem with horse/dog owners who think that their hobby is just fine and that mine should be illegalized "'cause snakes are creepy."
@countrycowgirlable Statistically speaking, in the U.S. horses claim significantly more lives every year than venomous snakes. So as far as chance is cocerned, horses are deadlier.
Why not nonvenomous? Why not a nice little betta instead of a horse? People will do as they wish to. I perfer crotalids to most nonvens. I keep nonvens too, but I love my venomous.
I post here about dogs/horses because this is nothing more than a smear campaign, I'm defending responsible exotic pet owners.
@Alf90100 If the snake owner is responsible, but obviously she wasn't! she also didn't have the proper papers. I never said Snakes were creepy, in fact I said they were beautiful and I loved them but I think some of them belong left alone in the wild or just at labs/zoos.
@countrycowgirlable The video doesn't say that they were kept illegally, unless I missed something? How do you know that she was keeping them illegally? In many states it's legal to own venomous snakes.
I'd like to know how her sister knows that. She didn't call anyone between the bite and time of her death. That's just speculation on her sister's part. That doesn't make sense though, because public officials would gain control of the animals either way [hospital visit or death alone].
@Alf90100 In the first half of the episode said she bought the Viper illegally and brought it back in a suitcase(or something like that). In many states yes its legal, but only with certain snakes (most likely ones with Anti-venom at local hospitals)
If it takes as short amount of time to die from just one bite, then if you really think about it she probably fell unconscious before she had time to call.
leave her snakes loose while she cleaned their tanks. thats hilarious. let a Gaboon viper snake around the room unattended with you. natural selection at work
BWCmike 3 days ago
I'm calling bullshit on this story ; why ? While a Gaboon Viper has a hemotoxin type venom and their glands are rather large, the venom itself has been proven not to be as lethal as most other Vipers. A human being would have to be injected with almost 3 times more than what an average Gaboon Viper ejects out of it's fangs in order for it to kill a human,especially within the time frame they claim this woman perished. In order to validate this story I would need to see a Newspaper article
SandmanFightingSys 1 week ago
@409raul yups, u mad.
dragonanimestuff 2 weeks ago
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ubit397 3 weeks ago
Why should we need laws to govern people when we should all have common sense? Well, this lady didn't have any.
66SiK 1 month ago
I remember hearing about this on the news at work on my lunchbreak. Late 1999, if I recall correctly. She is believed to be the first documented death from a Gabby bite in the US.
nonplayerzealot4 1 month ago
If I had 15 mins,I'd call 911 then kill the snake while waiting :)
UrGFCheatedHaha 1 month ago
you see...... if she was an expert she would of done the following......((1: REMOVED THE EXTREAMLY DEADLY POISONIOUS FANGS)) ...((2: PUT THE SNAKE IN A SAFE AREA!!)) lastly ((3: if she was keeping posionious snakes around the house then it make sense to have dial up hospital numbers or such, Or have some kind of anti vemon around the house. I think it was bullshit coming from her sister, She would of called for help if she wasnt gashing blood from her mouth and being light headed from blood lost
swinabc 1 month ago
@swinabc An "expert" certainly would not remove a snakes fangs. Experts who keep and study venomous snakes employ safe handling techniques such as hooks, tongs, and tubes as well as keeping antivenom and quick dials for emergencies like you mentioned. There are people who remove snakes fangs and venom glands, but those people are called Barbarians.
ubit397 3 weeks ago
@ubit397 so people who make sure that if there keeping a wild animal that holds a deadly poison that can kill them within moments are barbarians?... Then i rather be a barbarian then how this woman turned out.
swinabc 3 weeks ago
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@swinabc No. If you're keeping a deadly wild animal, you should have the proper training and knowledge to do so safely. You can successfully house and care for a venomous snake without EVER putting your hands within striking distance. If you absolutely need to touch the snake for a medical examination, you would restrain it's head n a plastic tube. If you can't keep a snake without removing it's teeth, you have no business keeping the snake.
ubit397 3 weeks ago
she didnt call for help because she was worried about her animals? did she think that starving would be a nice death?
xTime2Killx 1 month ago
if i knew i had only 15 minutes left, i'd kill that fucking snake
xTime2Killx 1 month ago
she was not an expert..
Noslvation 1 month ago
@Noslvation sad story but agree with you
snouilleFromBe 1 month ago
Another expert killed by the actual expert. Maybe more animal experts will learn from her tragedy.
DawgcityClev 2 months ago
i hope the snake is ok. it's in snake's nature to strike. i hope they didn't kill it because of that :( the owner had to die, so at least let the beautiful animal live.
mkocja5a 3 months ago
@mkocja5a fuck you. kill that fucking snake. im an animal lover but i love to see snakes die. muhahahaha
409raul 3 months ago
@409raul u bipolar bro?
mkocja5a 3 months ago
@mkocja5a no im not but your mom definitely is.
409raul 2 months ago
@409raul lol that was random :P you don't even know what bipolar means do you?
maybe you used to know, but then you took an arrow to the knee... or maybe u mad! u mad bro? (lol 2 memes in 1 comment)
mkocja5a 2 months ago
@mkocja5a first of...i ain't your bro asshole....second of...i know what bipolar means very well coz your mom used to prefer me sometimes and prefer ur dad sometimes. she was an on and off biplolar slut until ur dad blew her fucking brains out. and lastly...im not mad. its ur parents who are mad for producing such a retarded twat into this world. so why don't you go fuck yourself!
409raul 2 months ago
@409raul it's official, u mad :P and i know you aint my, bro, it's an internet meme -_-
and in case you didn't undertand why i called you bipolar, it's because you sad you're an animal lover and then you sad all snakes have to die... that's someting a bipolar person would say. and bringing people's moms that you don' even know into youtube conversations is very, VERY childsh.
mkocja5a 2 months ago 6
@mkocja5a FUCK YOUR MOM DICKFACE!
409raul 2 months ago
@409raul u mad ;)
mkocja5a 2 months ago
@409raul you mad bro?
glenzlbc 1 week ago
@mkocja5a the snakes were all beheaded as the police wanted to see which had bit the girl unfortunatley
Matdymoon24 2 months ago
@Matdymoon24 that's awful! i hope all those policemen get bitten too and die in agony!
mkocja5a 2 months ago
I'm a bit of a misanthrope and this show has never typicaly brought any good words to my lips, but i love that girls ass, how nice of her was it to spare her own life for an animals, much better than the rest of a jerks who use the classic saying "unfornatly we had to kill the animal" or "we had no choice!" here's a idea STOP TAKING ANIMALS OUT OF THERE HOME AND LET THEM DO THE THINGS THEY WERE BORN AND BRED TO DO!
ninjaxnaruto125 3 months ago
get a corn snake :-)
chesleycareystar 3 months ago
"She felt like they were human..." They were deadly snakes for heaven's sake! Sorry about her premature death and all that but she really was asking for this to happen. Even the great C.J.Ionides who used to carry a puff adder round his neck like a bandolier never lost sight of what snakes are and what they can do
MrSkodaman 3 months ago
I really do not know how accurate this depiction is... anyone with hands on experience with reptiles especially as dangerous as these knows you do not just reach for it with no tongs or at least a sizeable snake hook. These snakes are known to bite through thier own skin to fend off a handler
freeencmat 4 months ago
why should have dangerous pet?!
papaajie 4 months ago
@papaajie You cant understand until you do trust me.
Cortake 3 months ago
Karin Taylor .. " the fear she must of had for her animals is very tragic " ?
no not at all, its the enabling attitude of Karin and other people around her that led to such. SOOO GLAD she got killed. such stupid morons. Goes to show if you type "Anita Finch" into google it brings up the "The 1999 Darwin Award Nominees" Fitting tribute for such a lady...
nexivdr 4 months ago
She was a complete IDIOT NUT JOB! She had NO respect for her wild and deadly snake(s)! Her own sister said "...she felt like her animals were human.". She made her (death) bed, miw she lies in it. Dumb broad!!!
ColtDeltaElite10mm 4 months ago
@ColtDeltaElite10mm What a disrespectful twat you are.
BowWow452 4 months ago
Amazingly, she'd been bitten by it before. The snake can control how much venom it injects and the first time she was fine (how crazy that it was warning her) and she mistakingly thought she was developing an immunity to the venom and that they wouldn't hurt her.
femmefatale1990 4 months ago
Not very smart but still man, poor girl to die in such a way
TheHeadmanmr 5 months ago
She was not that bright
CourtyardPigeon 6 months ago
Just stupid not to have anti venom when you have such a snake.
goppel1 6 months ago
@goppel1 No kidding. If I had such an interest that would be the FIRST thing I'd get before the snake. I understand the fascination, snakes are awesome animals but I can't understand free-handling the hots. I don't see how using snake hooks and other tools would lessen the experience..
KawaiiKemonomimi 6 months ago
@KawaiiKemonomimi exactly, snakes are like guns, elegant but ohh soo deadly if misused!!
harris3693 6 months ago
America needs tougher laws when it comes to exotic pets seriously
2xrainbowatdusitmean 6 months ago
@2xrainbowatdusitmean no, it needs smarter people dealing with them. a majority of them are rednecks...
harris3693 6 months ago
It seems that even when it comes to ideologies it is the law of “survival of the fittest”. Another tree hugging animal worshiping idiot dead.
TeboFire 6 months ago
@dpattiris Cause its a free country nim rod people can by what they wont within reasons with there exotic of choice. If I had the money i would own one to.
jman5431 6 months ago
@dpattiris where did she get the gaboon viper? leave them alone! they are ment to stay in their home in africa in the leaf litter. theyre almost invisible this snake has camouflage perfected for all the snakes out there
laladoodieincarnate 6 months ago
This girl was mad. Leaving a highly venomous snake with long fangs loose. That's suicide.
LoveDoggsDawgs 6 months ago
This was the WORST death on this show by far.
SparklyyMegan 7 months ago
@SparklyyMegan I know. It was very hard to watch. I respect that she loved nature so much and she would have actually been a person I wouldn't have rediculed but have liked to know. I wouldn't take such risky animals, but I do love snakes. There are tons of beautiful non-venomous. Woma and green tree pythons are gorgeous. RIP Anita Finch and Alexandria Hall. :-(
KawaiiKemonomimi 6 months ago
this episode is sooo sad bc its real all this comments make it worse.... this girl was lonely made fun of in school she thought snakes were for only crazys so she kept it secret .... she loved her snakes like humans she trusted them and loved them she gave her life bc she loved her snakes and didnt want them took/or killed ....... 8( R.I.P
germansoldier12 7 months ago
its supuse that if you have this kind of animals as pets you need to have the proper antidote for emergency
kioren77 7 months ago
i just bought a baby gaboon viper,im not going to be like her though
rmraiders24 7 months ago
There are precautions for the safe keeping of venomous snakes (proper usage of equipment such as snake hooks), just like there are precautions for driving (not driving while intoxicated, on the phone, or texting).
metarra 7 months ago
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She was an irresponsible keeper. Just like there are irresponsible drivers.
You have a much higher chance of dying because of an irresponsible driver. Why don't we make cars illegal?
metarra 7 months ago
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metarra 7 months ago
@dpattiris i ask the same question.. why is it legal to bring exotic dangerous non native species into this country?
232323C 7 months ago
@232323C most of these snakes are breed here in the US and sold at trade shows. As far as legal posession it differs from state to state.
nomad8k 7 months ago
I remember reading about this in the L.A. Times back when it happened. Evidently, Anita left a note which said something like: "Northridge Hospital ICU."
Very sad.
TheGrayChannel 7 months ago
If she was keeping a snake that around, why didn't she get an anti-venom vile before getting the snake?
jpgbrookes 7 months ago
Gaboon Vipers as pets??That was the first mistake
kanchanalatha79 7 months ago
People if you must own hot snakes please buy the antivenin that goes with each snake and have it on hand for doctors to give to you when you call for help
Rubystars1000 7 months ago
@Rubystars1000 How about making it unlawful to own venomous/predatory snakes? Period. This is some stupid shit.
Hendrixidol 7 months ago
@Hendrixidol
i agree. she evidently loved her snakes, but a captive life is never a good life for a snake, or any wild animal
qthth 7 months ago
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Rubystars1000 7 months ago
Why the hell would you keep a venomous snake as a pet!? the owner must be fucked up in the head.
Jegudiel29ZX 8 months ago
Fuckin dumb blonde bitch , keep a venomous snake roaming in your house nd then reaching for it -___- thank god you died . The guy that thought her how to keep them must feel bad for teaching an idiot
xISiLLeNTIx 8 months ago
Seemed like such a good person, such a waste for her to do something so stupid....I don't know if I can feel sorry for her though, sounds harsh but wtf. Live by the gun, die by the gun, well live with a viper die by a viper. I keep many different reptiles and snakes and i'll NEVER have this issue because my pets can't kill me.
Philminator 8 months ago
what an idiot. who owns a venomous snake and then let's it roam around like that? who tries to reach for a cornered snake? i dont feel bad for her ass. she got what was coming to her.
AlexanderBrando 8 months ago
I feel sorry that she died, but at the same time, I feel she's made a bad decision not to call for help IMMEDIATELY after getting bitten. For those who get bitten by snakes: get help NOW! Don't end up like the woman in this video. Life is too precious to waste.
31operafan 8 months ago
there are no training wheels when handling snakes.
bigmofodeal 8 months ago
They didn't have to kill all the snakes that was just stupid
ComentaryKid 8 months ago
@ComentaryKid - seriously.....!!
tharindu13 8 months ago
@tharindu13 Yes! They cut off their heads to find out which one killed her! Lets see...blood everywhere, seems to be the work of a hemotoxin. Rattlesnakes have neurotoxin, now all those rattlers and one gaboon. I think the gaboon would be pretty obvious, but no kill them all to figure it out! Sorry but that honestly upsets me.
ComentaryKid 8 months ago
@ComentaryKid Most rattlesnakes, as well as most vipers are primarily hemotoxic. Whereas most Elapids are primarily neurotoxic. That's really an oversimplification though. There are many different qualities to all snake venoms.
Alf90100 8 months ago
@Alf90100 I think the gaboon was pretty obvious there...
ComentaryKid 8 months ago
@anirudhkrishnamani you're allowed to curse on here...just letting you know. See: fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck. Now you.
SeanTheDonskees 8 months ago
It is not illegal to feed live in the states, and theres a good reason for that. But if this video shows what really happened, which it couldnt cause no one was there she reached into a hiding place where the snake felt safe and yet cornerd... Hots are not snakes you let roam they r display only
revfr3k3 8 months ago
Can you imagine what went through her head the moment she got bit? Stupid girl. Get a damn corn snake lol.
ColdSideOfPillow136 8 months ago
Gaboon Vipers are very deadly but they are not aggressive at all. They rarely bite, maybe thats why she was letting it roam around the house. Even tho they are not aggressive and rarely bite even when held because their venom is so deadly it's not even worth keeping one.
syd86 9 months ago
Horrible, horrible judgement, yes. But no one "deserves" to die like this.
8x13Wolf 9 months ago
well you kinda don't let loose a Gaboon viper? I feed bad but thats silly.
xCpKxReCkLeSs 9 months ago
why the f*ck did the animal control officers had to kill all of those snake?!!!
they could've just put them in the zoo!
f*cking bastards!
anirudhkrishnamani 9 months ago
what, she was killed by a gaboon viper and they show a rattle snake? :S
Eastvillage91 9 months ago
People see the horrible consequences of having a deadly creature for a "pet" and yet they persist in allowing them in their homes.Is this wise,or are they emotionally afflicted with Vorarephilia?Might as well live with an armed serial killer!
Mrtriumphchopper 9 months ago
@Mrtriumphchopper People do dangerous things all the time. Driving in a car is putting yourself in a ton of danger, and more people die from car accidents than from snake bites, yet people do it every day. Should we stop driving because there's the potential for getting seriously hurt or killed? Owning a venomous snake is not stupid so long as youre careful, just like with driving. You cant always predict what other people (or snakes) will do, so accidents will happen. You just have to be smart.
masqueradingdreams 9 months ago
@masqueradingdreams Someplaces it IS stupid to own a venomous snake,BECAUSE IT IS ILLEGAL,and for a reason. They can and do get loose and become a real threat to people and their normal non-exotic pets. It's just as illegal to feed live.The release of umpteen pythons by disgruntled owners is going to cost Florida millions of dollars. Your attempt at logic is childish.
Mrtriumphchopper 9 months ago
@Mrtriumphchopper You're right, SOME PLACES it is stupid to own them--if it's illegal. It's not the act of owning the snake that makes it stupid then, it's owning it when you're not allowed to. My "attempt at logic" was...well, it was logical, and I'm sorry if you can't see that. Driving a car is no safer than owning a venomous snake; it's the snakes' reputations and peoples' fear of them that makes the threat seem more dangerous and foolhardy.
masqueradingdreams 9 months ago
wtf was she thinking letting out a gaboon viper to free roam her house while she cleans his cage?! I mean how stupid can people be?
CrestedBoa 9 months ago 25
@CrestedBoa ur right amigo
annanicolle30 7 months ago
who in the hell not only keeps a snake with 3 inch fangs, but lets him run around free in the house? Good thing it got her before it escaped the house and killed some unsuspecting person.
rosey312 9 months ago 2
Fucking RE RE
gomez2597 10 months ago
Poor woman. This was a tragedy that could've been avoided =(.
JayfeatherEclipse 10 months ago 2
John Holmes sounds like Wilford Brimley :I
crazykirby97 10 months ago
I'm with chrischanerz ...definately the poisonous snake , I mean why have a puppy , everyone has one of them......
yvonneost12 10 months ago
shes stupid
KZxVeNoMHD 10 months ago
probably shouldn't keep one of if not the most deadliest snakes as a pet.
N330AA 10 months ago
It's can kill in 15 mins lol a cobra can't kill in 15 mins half hour maybe if it was a monocled cobra animal plant was about animal conservation when steve Irwin was on but now there is only like 3 shows about animals now and it's mostly about how fast a snake or any other animal can kill you it's not helping the animals if any thing it's making people want to destroy the animals we need steve back or another steve Irwin RIP Steve
JMHReptiles 10 months ago
Good riddance! We need these idiot genes out of our species. Hopefully this fool didn't breed before she died. Darwinism at its finest.
FoxifiedNutjob 10 months ago 2
She truly believed snakes could feel compassion. Very sad story. Snakes tolerate you at best and will always turn on you if they want to. They are wild animals and born killers.
AmusingYeti 10 months ago 2
wait...WHAT!?
Ok, owning a snake, cool, awesome!
Owning a poisonous snake? Hey sure, as long as its handled properly, but owning a snake that can kill you in 15 minutes and then letting it out!!?
What are you insane? What if it got out and killed some random neighbor?
STUNTS1516 10 months ago
if you insist on owning a vemonous snakes, then you should have anti-venom on hand in case of bites.
tree003a 10 months ago
Its always the snakes that pay for it.. Fuckin retarded people.. They don't show it in this but they cut the heads off all the snakes after she was killed. I read the real news article on this incident. I am an avid snake handler as she is. I have a few venomous reptiles and one thing I learned is "NO SNAKES HAVE TRAINING WHEELS" NEVER let me roam free. NEVER let them get a chance to bite you. 1 bite = death 90% of the time.
chrisgriffin22 10 months ago 3
i feel sorry for her if she was my sister i would not let her have that many snakes in her trailer and if she was thinking she could pet them and was at one with them i would have had her get help! like come on she was not playing with a full deck of cards...
2lostangels 10 months ago
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When you have a poisonous snake at home, the first thing you need to make sure is that you have anti venom
surpris3m345 10 months ago 2
When you have a poisonous snake at home, the first thing you need to make sure is that you have anti venom
surpris3m345 10 months ago
Sorry, but this was one stupid bitch! She had the training, but went against her knowledge and let such a dangerous animal run around un-caged?? Gabon Vipers can grow up to 15lbs and have the longest fangs in the snake world with a powerful venom that it injects in large amounts. What an idiot, i heard that they killed the snake, damn i feel sorry for the snake, it was'nt it's fault.
nagone11 10 months ago 2
Captive venomous snakes aren't the problem here. The owner of that snake was irresponsible by not placing the snake into a secure container for cleaning and also not using the proper safety equipment for handling (i.e. snake hook). Don't blame other responsible reptile keepers for accidents such as this. People such as this don't belong in the same category as the responsible professional venomous snake keepers.
dpedwards08 10 months ago
There is a documentary film I just saw about people who keep dangerous animals as pets. Look for the movie trailer on youtube: The Elephant in the Living Room - A Michael Webber Film
vegantony 11 months ago
R.I.P
PythonsandScales 11 months ago
She had it coming, she really did. I found an article about her, where it was stated she often handled her snakes by hand (stupid), and she has been bitten 10 times before by some of her rattle snakes. Letting your gaboon viper run lose while you clean it's enclosure, then trying to GRAB it with your HANDS out from under something is, um...Darwinism. She has no one to blame but herself.
S0XF0X 11 months ago
She let's propably one of the most venomous and dangerous snakes in the world loose in her home, and the reaches her a out toward it to grab it? I think we have a winner for the dumbass of the year award.
Swimpro737 11 months ago
@Swimpro737 To be fair...she was apparently not too smart.
badfinger848 11 months ago
@mongoliouskiwi-I did check. Mambas, cobras, and browns are in top venomous catergory. Cobras actually have some of the slowest strikes by comparison. According to wikipedia, the fastest striking snake is the death adder (not puff adder). Gaboon vipers have the third fastest strike. And its still idiotic to have the 3rd fastest striking snake as a pet. She had it coming.
jkillah999 11 months ago
@jkillah999 I'm not saying your information about which snake has the faster strike is wrong, but Wikipedia is not to be trusted at all. That site once stated that Eric Clapton was dead and, to this day, he's still alive. However, I can add one thing to what you said...it's idiotic to own any animal that can kill you--not only a snake as venomous as a Gaboon Viper but also a fully-grown Burmese Python, etc.
badfinger848 11 months ago
One of the most venomous snakes on earth, with the fastest strike of all snakes..........as a pet??? If they gave out dumbass of the year awards, she'd have a trophy case filled with them.
jkillah999 11 months ago
@jkillah999
Gaboon vipers are normally docile an non-confrontational. Gabbons are not very likely to bite a human unless they are startled or harassed. I'm not saying it's a good idea to let a hot roam around like that due to public safety as well as personal safety but some facts were not correct. People keep them because they are easy to handle.
FYI, Gaboons do not have the fastest strike. See mambas, cobras, browns, etc. They're much faster and more willing to strike.
mangoliouskiwi 11 months ago
yeah.....every1 wants an "exotic" animal often times it being poisonous or something that CAN KILL you! It's allll fun and games til someone gets bit!
rijo44 11 months ago
This is actually kind of sad... :(
TopRamenKickAss 11 months ago
you don´t pick poison snakes with your hands and don´t let them be loose while you cleaning, common sensce to me but still a bad accident.
mrjian2hot4u 11 months ago
Yeah, if somebody is stupid enough to holding a deathly venamous snake as good pet in her house... is stupid enough to die, too.
SzZsoel1 11 months ago
Stupid bitch got what she deserved. which dumbass keeps a poisonous snake in their house.
dondappa85 1 year ago
omg I near cried.
Carnuss 1 year ago
Good suggestions for her but it is useless information for her now. Some animals just arent meant to be pets dammit
Rockstumes 1 year ago
I could write a book on how I feel about this sort of TV programming, but it really boils down to this:
I believe it would be more beneficial for Animal Planet to promote respect for animals instead of fear.
totalwombatfan 1 year ago
A part of me feels bad for Ms. Finch and another part of me wants to smack her for even thinking about keeping venomous snakes in her home. Why do people even think about keeping wild animals?!
origamipein18 1 year ago
that's what you called fatal attraction, I feel sorry for her
riekotz 1 year ago
Stupid fuckin' bitch. Any fucking dumbass knows you don't stick your hand out at a poisonous snake.
OneTailedTerror1 1 year ago
It's a tragedy that could have been avoided on all counts. It's just so difficult to feel sorry for someone so stupid and arrogant to think a Gaboon Viper was anything other than a reptile with a weapon system unlike any other viper. Stupidity....pure stupidity.
TheTemest 1 year ago
that's why theyre called "wild'' animals
KidaMilo89 1 year ago
I don't mean to be an asshole or anything, it's just that there's a reason why they call wild animals wild animals........BECAUSE THEY FUCKING BELONG IN THE FUCKING WILD! Please excuse my colorful vocabulary. I think that anybody in the right mind can and will agree with me that people who think they're "saving the animals by keeping them" need to understand that if they want to save them, how about fighting to protect their habitat since we humans take it all up? Yea I said it.
MilitaryBrat81 1 year ago
I hate stupid people.
KellyGreen5555 1 year ago
Poor dumb woman. Possible suicide? Why do some people continue doing such insane things as having such a snake to begin with and then giving it the run of the house while cleaning it's cage? So sad.
whysunshyn 1 year ago
People need to understand that if you choose to own a venomous snake, you DO not allow it to go slithering around the house unattended.
Also, NEVER pick up or handle a snake while it's shedding it's skin.
ElectricShark 1 year ago
@ElectricShark Yeah, cuz when snakes shed their skin that's when they're most irritable.
origamipein18 1 year ago
she shud kno try to suk out the venom then run the hell outa house wit a mobile and call 999 or i america 911
MattTechnical 1 year ago
A STUPID thing to do is keep a poisonous snake and then feel sorry for it. God rest her soul.
Morrocanprincess 1 year ago 19
@Morrocanprincess Venomous*
xCpKxReCkLeSs 9 months ago
She was victim of her own stupidity.
oO5Oo 1 year ago
Domesticated animals and other people are unpredictable and dangerous enough... while I understand the love of wild and exotic animals, it's just not wise to keep them in your home.
Scardy 1 year ago 3
i have to say ... she is just dumb .
I am sorry her stupidity took her life.
zordicks 1 year ago
@ dymi0n I think this chic had an allergic reaction to being a fucking moron......
TheHAZE1220 1 year ago
rip Anita,
dymi0n 1 year ago
look even thinking of blaming the gaboon is an insult to simple logic.Such highly venomous snakes are not under any circumstances to be handled by hand or let out to strall in your apartment.By the way if you are bitten by a gaboon viper you might bleed but not in such a dramatic extent.
0Davy0Jones0 1 year ago
First off,if she was that experenced,she should know to put the snake in a sealed container while cleaning the cage.Second,she should have had a bite protocol for that one,and every venomous snake and where the nearest anti venom supply would be.she should have secured the snake after being bitten,and get to a hospital in the fastest way possible.she did not have to die,note:antivenom should ONLY be administered by medical personel,WITH supporting fluid theraphy,ACLS care,ie,a hospital.
TheKraitman 1 year ago 3
I'm going to get a pet today. Dog or Fatally Poisonous Snake?... Hmmmm..... Yea ill go with the snake.
chrischanerz 1 year ago 51
@chrischanerz good choice
reptilebreeder101 1 year ago
@chrischanerz No offense because a lot of people make this mistake, but there is no such thing as a "poisonous snake." Venomous, yes...poisonous--no. Even "educational" shows like the few on Animal Planet will make that mistake when talking about snakes.
badfinger848 11 months ago
snakes are venomous not poisonous
poisen- ingested
venom- injected straight to bloodstream
atillathehunn2 11 months ago
@chrischanerz sigh another moron who buys a snake and doesnt know a thing about taking care of such. do everyone a favor and dont buy neither. get a tamagotchi
nexivdr 10 months ago
@nexivdr LMAO
chrischanerz 10 months ago
@chrischanerz Bad argument. Dogs kill approximately 40 people in the U.S. every year. Exotic snakes kill an average of less than one. Of course Animal Planet would have you believe otherwise, but thems the facts...
Alf90100 8 months ago
@Alf90100 And how many more pet dogs are there over snakes? I would think if you looked at the ratios it would show that there are more killer pet snake for every snake owner than killer dogs per dog owner.
TeboFire 8 months ago
@TeboFire I would have explained that but unfortunately yt has text limts. Yes, more people keep dogs than reptiles, but proportionately, dogs still kill more people than reptiles.
Let's look at horses instead, since less americans own those than reptiles. 1.8% of americans own horses, horses kill an average 20-40 people in the U.S. every year [not counting deaths attributed to falling off], 2% of americans own reptiles, an average of 1.32 people are killed by captive reptiles a year.
Alf90100 8 months ago
@Alf90100 I own 4 horses, Yes horses kill people sometimes but when you own an animal its a risk you take. When you own a animal thats illegal to own because its so dangerous, to the point you WON't call for help because it will be destroyed then thats plain stupid.
countrycowgirlable 8 months ago
@countrycowgirlable They're not any more [if not less] dangerous than dogs and horses. They're illegal [in many states] because animal rights groups constantly lobby our politicians to illegalize any pet ownership that they possible can, many politicians don't like snakes, so they go. The dangerous part is a justification, not a reason. Eventually they want to illegalize all exotic pet ownership, then they'll start limiting domesticated pet ownership with the end game of ending all animal use.
Alf90100 8 months ago
@Alf90100 As far as the animals if a horse bites you, you wont die because its not a dangerous bite tho. personally I hate PETA to a point. I think some animals, like Venomous snakes should be left in the Wild. I love snakes, I think there beautiful, but I respect them to the point I leave them alone. now am I going to stop some one who wants to risk their life for an animal they love? No cause I own 4. but I do think there should be a limit with certain animals, like snakes.
countrycowgirlable 7 months ago
@countrycowgirlable A snake can't kick you to death, a snake can't trample you to death, so what? Their means of killing are different but the results are the same.
Why shouldn't I be able to own a venomous snake but you should be able to own a horse when statistically speaking, one is about 20 times more likely to be killed/injured by a horse than an "alternative pet?"
The only reason a state would illegalize a reptile but not a horse would be because of phobias, social norms and money.
Alf90100 7 months ago
@Alf90100 Wow someone has some lack of information about horses. It seems YOU have a phobia of horses. yes a horse can kill you but that is not its aim. if a snake bites its to protect its self or kill. I don't care, you want to be stupid and own a venomous snake thats your issue not mine. I have been around horses for almost 20 years and I know of only 2 people that have died and that happened a while ago.
I respect snakes which is why I believe they should be left in the wild or zoos.
countrycowgirlable 7 months ago
@countrycowgirlable Well you seem to have a lack of intelligence and information about venomous snakes. I'm not speaking from an emotional standpoint, I'm not afraid of horses. I respect your right to own them, respect mine to own venomous snakes.
Snakes are cheaper and easier to care for in captivity than horses and statistically speaking they're less dangerous as well, so give me one good, factual reason why you should be able to own a horse but I not able to own a venomous snake?
Alf90100 7 months ago
@Alf90100 I have seen the Full Episode. It said She owned it Illiaglly! I have done research without proper papers it is illegal to own a Gaboon Viper. I do know what I'm talking about. you obviously Don't respect the fact I own horses, when all you seems to do is tear them down. I never said you couldn't own them in my opinion its stupid. to me they aren't less dangerous, they are just as dangerous if not more. If you want to own a snake why does it have to be venomous? why not Non-venomous?
countrycowgirlable 7 months ago
@countrycowgirlable Okay, she might have, that really doesn't really matter anyway. About gaboon vipers being "illegal without proper papers," it depends on the state. Some states have permitation systems, one state [TX] has a licensing system and many others have no statutes on the ownership of venomous snakes.
I don't have a problem with horse owners, I have a problem with horse/dog owners who think that their hobby is just fine and that mine should be illegalized "'cause snakes are creepy."
Alf90100 7 months ago
@countrycowgirlable Statistically speaking, in the U.S. horses claim significantly more lives every year than venomous snakes. So as far as chance is cocerned, horses are deadlier.
Why not nonvenomous? Why not a nice little betta instead of a horse? People will do as they wish to. I perfer crotalids to most nonvens. I keep nonvens too, but I love my venomous.
I post here about dogs/horses because this is nothing more than a smear campaign, I'm defending responsible exotic pet owners.
Alf90100 7 months ago
@Alf90100 If the snake owner is responsible, but obviously she wasn't! she also didn't have the proper papers. I never said Snakes were creepy, in fact I said they were beautiful and I loved them but I think some of them belong left alone in the wild or just at labs/zoos.
countrycowgirlable 7 months ago
@Alf90100 and your really arguing on the wrong page because a SNAKE killed some one in this video NOT a horse or a dog.
countrycowgirlable 7 months ago
@countrycowgirlable The video doesn't say that they were kept illegally, unless I missed something? How do you know that she was keeping them illegally? In many states it's legal to own venomous snakes.
I'd like to know how her sister knows that. She didn't call anyone between the bite and time of her death. That's just speculation on her sister's part. That doesn't make sense though, because public officials would gain control of the animals either way [hospital visit or death alone].
Alf90100 8 months ago
@Alf90100 In the first half of the episode said she bought the Viper illegally and brought it back in a suitcase(or something like that). In many states yes its legal, but only with certain snakes (most likely ones with Anti-venom at local hospitals)
If it takes as short amount of time to die from just one bite, then if you really think about it she probably fell unconscious before she had time to call.
countrycowgirlable 7 months ago