Animal Control Officer Rich DuBarton made the video
Born Free USA CEO speaks out on Cobra bite
Born Free CEO Will Travers spoke out agents the man who was bitten by his pet Cobra yesterday. He said snakes “pose severe safety risks to humans, including the transmission of deadly diseases, strangulations, and bites,” and went on to say “By their very nature, exotic animals are dangerous creatures. This New Jersey man kept three snakes as ‘pets,’ not only putting his own life at risk, but that of his family and community. Given the life these animals are forced to endure as pets, it is no surprise that they exhibit their natural instincts to the detriment of their owner and the public at large. These animals are time bombs waiting to explode.” And while here at DRN we like to see both sides of the story I find it hard not to say SUCK IT. I think Born Free just went on our dumb ass list next to the HSUS and PETA.
2 headed Albino Gater Snake
An animal exhibition in Switzerland has an interesting animal on display. Tom Beser the owner of the snake said there were only 8 of these 2 headed snakes in the world but this was the only one that had both 2 heads and was an Albino Garter Snake. One person was offered £13,000 for his non Albino Garter Snake so Tom says this one should be worth a lot more. Unfortunately as you already know the picture is not the actual snake, the DB’s that have the real picture wont let me use it so if you must see it “Its super sweet” go to the DB’s website.
Ouch…. that hurt, it really did BUT!
So long story short….. kinda. I got a slap in the face tonight by someone I looked up to. Its not the first time something like this has happened and normally its annoying but easy to get over but tonight it got me extremely upset. All the way to the point that I could not sit in front of the camera and do my job as it would have totally shown that I was shaken. After a little while I was able to gain my composure and get my job done and edited so it will be ready on time in the morning. This got me really thinking hard though and I am wandering if its not time to just stop putting up with the bull shit that I get from some of these people. I pay way to much attention to who they are and what they do and worry so much that it will hurt the efforts and etreamly hard work I have done over the past year but I am starting to realize that things for DRN are growing. Slowly but surly DRN is becoming a self sustaining force in the community I think what it comes down to is I need to stop looking up to these people who act this way and start looking down on them or better yet dont even look at them at all because it just wastes time that I could be spending on any of my many projects.
That being said I have a sweet new project, very basic but I think it will be a hit with the reptile community and hope to have iot out this week some time. Its like I said very basic but it is however time consuming so we will see how it plays out. With any luck I can use the following I have already built to help it get off the ground faster. Well with that said its 11pm and I am going to get back to work doing what I love, producing videos for the reptile community. I hope you all have a wonderful night and enjoy tomorrows show.
Man hospitalized after pet venomoid Cobra bite.
25 year old Eric Bortz Was hospitalized after being bitten by a pet Cobra of which he was told the venom sacks had been removed. After the bite he called the seller to confirm the sack were removed but it was soon apparent that he had in fact been envenomated. Other than a Cobra he also kept a Copperhead and a Timber Rattle Snake at the house “There’s no way a cobra would be legal in New Jersey,’’ said Larry Hajna, a spokesman for the state Division of Fish and Wildlife. At last report Eric was in Critical Condition.
UPDATE: Tennessee Copperhead bite
An update has come through about the bite that killed Wade Westbrook. Apparently Wade died of an allergic reaction from the snake bite. It is reported that he had been bitten before but professionals say its not uncommon to have no reaction on a first bite. Anaphylactic shock was listed as the cause of death on the death certificate.
Lost Rock Python found after 2 years on the lamb
Manny people I am sure have heard of the 14′ long Rock Python found in Florida. Well the owner has been found but apparently may not be able to afford to get the snake back. Lucky for the animal and everyone involved the owner followed the law and had the snake micro chipped and that microchip led authorizes back to the Tarpon Springs Aquarium where owner Scott Konger tells a tale of his Rock Python that got out nearly 2 years ago. Scott however may be ditching the snake as he says to get it back he will have to secure a permit and pay $50 per day for the shelter which could add up to $500-$1,000 if the permit process takes a long time. Scott says “That is too steep for him in this economy” And that my friends is the blow that broke the camels back as far as I am concerned. Scott says he thinks someone opened the enclosure holding the Alligator and snake, when he got there the Alligator was still there but the snake was gone so here are my questions
#1- Were you housing an Alligator and Rock Python together or was there a divider and simply one door that opened both enclosures?
#2- If yes why?
#3-Why were there not locks in place?
#4- if there were why was there no surveillance?
#5- Where were the people that were suppose to be there to ensure that these animals stayed safe themselves and also stayed out of our eco system?
As far as I feel now if you are not willing to cover the cost to get YOUR animal back that YOUR lack of education and or security and or ignorance caused to get out in the first place then YOU should NOT be able to keep said animals anymore case closed. Am I wrong here people?