An aspiring keeper with many curiosities

[Skumbo]

I completely agree with you Moreli. But I will raise an every day happening as a sort of comparison. Many people go out and drive when tired, go 10-20 over the speed limit, drive huge trucks/suv's etc for various reasons from "I want to go to work and make money even though Im exhausted" to "I wanna go grab a coffee". We all make decisions for our own small benefit that put others at a technically needless risk.

That said, I completely agree with your stance, I was merely using a risky behavior as an example.

As for Aaron - Youve preached a "you must earn my respect" mantra since I started reading this forum, yet Ive never seen a reason to want to earn your respect. Everyone else in this thread? yes. You? Im going to look for an ignore feature in my settings. Ive never seen you contribute a valid point without a negative angle slapped on for seemingly no reason.

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Originally Posted by MoreliAddict

Thing is, there's a certain amount selfishness involved in keeping a hot, which isn't present in skydiving.

When you're skydiving, you're only risking your OWN life.

If you get killed by your hot, someone else has to come and risk their life wrangling a deadly snake which is loose in your house. Or if the snake escapes your house, your neighbors are then at risk of getting bit by a hot too!

So the fact that you like to look at these animals and a zoo won't cut it justifies putting people around you at risk?

Finally, a reasonable and intelligent response.

This is something that every venomous keeper must consider. For people who do keep venomous snakes regardless of its inherent danger; a bite protocol set in place in case that something that should go wrong is very important for not only your life but also those who may come in contact with the animal in the near future. Securing the snake should always be the first step, always.

Good drivers fail, people get struck by lighting, and it's not unreasonable to expect the worst of outcomes if the possibilities are there. It's up to the responsible person to expect and prepare for the worst of all situations.

Deciding whether or not keeping venomous snakes makes one a social deviant or not is up to your interpretation. I'd say there's a clear distinction between an Eyelash Viper being kept properly with extreme care and caution vs. a Black Mamba in an enclosure that's weighted down with heavy items. The difference in their respective scale of outcomes and its discernibility of the worst case scenario is great.

It's not that venomous keeping is for the self-righteous or the otherwise around, but rather - we should keep the portal of knowledge open to those who are becoming interested in these species to let them be aware of all its aspects for them to make the most intelligent decision for themselves. This is a much more sensible way of going about it instead of talking down to them with the influence of your own judgement in the subject that may or may not coincide with others.

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by Skumbo

I completely agree with you Moreli. But I will raise an every day happening as a sort of comparison. Many people go out and drive when tired, go 10-20 over the speed limit, drive huge trucks/suv's etc for various reasons from "I want to go to work and make money even though Im exhausted" to "I wanna go grab a coffee". We all make decisions for our own small benefit that put others at a technically needless risk.

That said, I completely agree with your stance, I was merely using a risky behavior as an example.

As for Aaron - Youve preached a "you must earn my respect" mantra since I started reading this forum, yet Ive never seen a reason to want to earn your respect. Everyone else in this thread? yes. You? Im going to look for an ignore feature in my settings. Ive never seen you contribute a valid point without a negative angle slapped on for seemingly no reason.

You obviously don't read enough of my stuff.

On a better note, I'm happy that I'm living rent free in your head.