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chrisc
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 02/09/2011 : 13:45:19
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nearly every time i mention that ive got pet snakes to somebody they all seem to have a friend of a friend that had a pyhton which escaped and they woke up with the snake next to them sizeing it up.
is it just me or do any of you hear this story a lot? |
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paulie78
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2331 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2011 : 14:11:52
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| Yup ive heard that a lot also i get the omg snakes ..theyll escape and eat all your other pets ..erm not quite! im 6ft 6 and 21 stone think even a fully grown burmese might struggle to consume me in a single sitting lol |
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mikerichards
don't say the 'M' word!
United Kingdom
2901 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2011 : 14:17:44
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Originally posted by paulie78
Yup ive heard that a lot also i get the omg snakes ..theyll escape and eat all your other pets ..erm not quite! im 6ft 6 and 21 stone think even a fully grown burmese might struggle to consume me in a single sitting lol
It'll still kill ya though! doesnt matter what it does after that! |
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Simmy_82
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/09/2011 : 14:31:34
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| I think its one of those Urban Legends to be honest... |
 
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paulie78
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2331 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2011 : 14:35:35
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Originally posted by mikerichards
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Originally posted by paulie78
Yup ive heard that a lot also i get the omg snakes ..theyll escape and eat all your other pets ..erm not quite! im 6ft 6 and 21 stone think even a fully grown burmese might struggle to consume me in a single sitting lol
It'll still kill ya though! doesnt matter what it does after that!
Good point mike ..never planning on keeping anything that big meself but each to theyre own |
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shaunb
Yearling
United Kingdom
782 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2011 : 14:51:49
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| i would never have anything that big that i couldn't handle on my own either. |
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2011 : 15:10:38
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Originally posted by chrisc
nearly every time i mention that ive got pet snakes to somebody they all seem to have a friend of a friend that had a pyhton which escaped and they woke up with the snake next to them sizeing it up.
is it just me or do any of you hear this story a lot?
I used to hear this on average about once a week.
I have to confess, I may have once told my niece that a corn snake was sizing her up when it had escaped and was found in her bed.
I saw it as my duty to tell her that. To have told her the truth and that it was only looking for somewhere dark and warm would've been wrong. :D
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garrie
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1148 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2011 : 16:18:01
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Originally posted by Kehhlyr
I have to confess, I may have once told my niece that a corn snake was sizing her up when it had escaped and was found in her bed.
I saw it as my duty to tell her that. To have told her the truth and that it was only looking for somewhere dark and warm would've been wrong. :D
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Spreebok
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1135 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2011 : 17:03:38
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Best story I ever heard.
"I knew this guy who had a Komodo Dragon, and one day it bit him and he died, but he was a nasty person so it didn't matter."
Me and my mate were like, 'Err, no.' |
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chrisc
Hatchling
United Kingdom
357 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2011 : 17:07:56
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Best story I ever heard.
"I knew this guy who had a Komodo Dragon, and one day it bit him and he died, but he was a nasty person so it didn't matter."
brilliant, these stories crack me up |
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Dancross0
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1315 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2011 : 17:16:05
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Originally posted by Spreebok
Best story I ever heard.
"I knew this guy who had a Komodo Dragon, and one day it bit him and he died, but he was a nasty person so it didn't matter."
Me and my mate were like, 'Err, no.'
Lol. I've also heard the escaped python sizing up food one. It was quoted to me by a bloke who thought all snakes were evil. Idiot. |
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gmac
The Scottish Admin
United Kingdom
5319 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2011 : 17:20:19
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I wouldnt worry about pythons sizing you up, its the kingsnake that you need to worry about they will try and eat you without sizing you up  |
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angriesthedgehog
Yearling
United Kingdom
884 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2011 : 17:31:14
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2011 : 19:39:34
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| ^ ^ that would been funny! My sons friend tried to tell me the python story looked at me like i was stupid when itold her it was a load of rubbish, her friend has a fair few pythons and looked at her like she was demented for believing it, but diddnt waste her breath saying, it is kinda funny that people believe that one. |
     
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paulie78
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2331 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2011 : 23:43:07
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Originally posted by scottishbluebird
^ ^ that would been funny! My sons friend tried to tell me the python story looked at me like i was stupid when itold her it was a load of rubbish, her friend has a fair few pythons and looked at her like she was demented for believing it, but diddnt waste her breath saying, it is kinda funny that people believe that one.
Its funny but its also kinda sad theese silly urban myths are probably what puts off so many people getting snakes or allowing theyre kids to have them as pets
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/09/2011 : 00:11:46
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When i said it was funny that people believe that story i meant funny/ridiculous, i have never had a python but when i heard about it i knew it was a load of rubbish, some urban myths can make you wonder, but not that one
No offence was taken |
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paulie78
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2331 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2011 : 09:44:25
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| oh i knew what u meant lol no offence meant i just meant some ppl are daft enough to believe such storys and take em literally |
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fluffycorn
Yearling
United Kingdom
514 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2011 : 11:38:28
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Originally posted by paulie78
Yup ive heard that a lot also i get the omg snakes ..theyll escape and eat all your other pets ..erm not quite! im 6ft 6 and 21 stone think even a fully grown burmese might struggle to consume me in a single sitting lol
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Auld Baldy
Ikea's Pimp
United Kingdom
1619 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2011 : 14:55:57
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I can vouch for the different snake man-eater stories being absolutely 100% true as I was the person that got swallowed. It started off as a dare but turned into a popular party trick.
But as you can see, it didn't put me off keeping snakes. |
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