Wednesday, July 1, 2009
??!! Every Child Needs a Reptile and a Negligent Parent
Posted by Dominic Holden on Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 9:47 AM
Move over, pit bulls:
A 2-year-old Florida child died after being strangled by a pet python, police said.Sumter County Sheriff's Lt. Bobby Caruthers said detectives are investigating the toddler's death, but it appeared that the child was strangled by the snake.
Who keeps a python around their toddler?
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The same sort of people who keep guns in the house with small children. And remember, we are talking about Florida, after all.
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The same people who think pitbulls are cute, cuddly and love children and the elderly. And I'm with Baxter @4 as well...
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I love snakes. Too bad the owner was irresponsible with it. Question though: did it try to swallow the toddler after killing him/her?
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I remember going to buy a water heater from a couple that had a farm near us and I needed to use the bathroom while there. Their kids (toddlers) were playing in the living room and the parents were talking to my friend outside about the purchase. I went into the bathroom and there in some water in the bathtub was an anaconda, a 10' anaconda with unattended kids in the living room.
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A surprising number of "normal" people keep snakes in the house. Most of the ones who let them loose in the house are drug dealers, though.
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These people?
http://3.media.tumblr.com/O5dig2zienhfwj…
via http://whythefuckdoyouhaveakid.com
(I have no idea if that is a python, but this pic is the first thing I thought of when I saw this!)
http://3.media.tumblr.com/O5dig2zienhfwj…
via http://whythefuckdoyouhaveakid.com
(I have no idea if that is a python, but this pic is the first thing I thought of when I saw this!)
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unbelievably negligent parenting, but snakes can be great pets for the right people. This poor animal probably got been euthanized.
This was a burmese python, a potentially very, very large (Anaconda proportions) animal. There's no way it should've been slithering free with a child around. Criminally irresponsible.
This was a burmese python, a potentially very, very large (Anaconda proportions) animal. There's no way it should've been slithering free with a child around. Criminally irresponsible.
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Fuck, how dumb are you people?!? You keep the python around to protect the kid from the pit bull.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again:
WTF is Wrong with Florida??? I know, I know, stupid people can be found everywhere, but it does seem that more of them have sprouted in Florida than, say, Minnesota..... Just sayin'....
WTF is Wrong with Florida??? I know, I know, stupid people can be found everywhere, but it does seem that more of them have sprouted in Florida than, say, Minnesota..... Just sayin'....
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Who keeps a python around their toddler?
Well, my neighbors have a boa and a toddler. Does that count? Then again, they also have two pit bulls in the backyard.
And yes, for those playing along, I do live in Spokane.
Well, my neighbors have a boa and a toddler. Does that count? Then again, they also have two pit bulls in the backyard.
And yes, for those playing along, I do live in Spokane.
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