Snakes ARE affectionate - Page 7

**lady_bug87** · 04-23-15, 09:08 PM

All the guys wish they were batman. Dude gets serious tail.

MDT · 04-23-15, 09:09 PM

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All the guys wish they were batman. Dude gets serious tail.

Tony Stark....now that guy gets tail. Batman? Too much of an introvert.

**lady_bug87** · 04-23-15, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MDT

Tony Stark....now that guy gets tail. Batman? Too much of an introvert.

I Guess...

Tony Stark yum.

**Aaron_S** · 04-23-15, 09:11 PM

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Tony Stark....now that guy gets tail. Batman? Too much of an introvert.

Batman? Introvert.

Bruce Wayne? Playboy.

MDT · 04-23-15, 09:17 PM

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Batman? Introvert.

Bruce Wayne? Playboy.

Ok...I'll give you that one.

**lady_bug87** · 04-23-15, 09:09 PM

Haha! Good call Matt!

Hey Jingles put a sauce on.

**Aaron_S** · 04-23-15, 09:10 PM

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Haha! Good call Matt!

Hey Jingles put a sauce on.

That's your job!

mutsos · 04-24-15, 02:24 AM

Well I don't know about you guys but as far as I 'm concerned my snakes' stupidity prevents them from love anything. It takes them 15 minutes constricting the dead rat and 15 more to find where the head is located before they start eating. Sometimes it takes them so long that they start swallowing the rat backwards. These idiots can't handle efficintly simple tasks like eating, how can they develop complex emotions like love??

sophiedufort · 04-24-15, 07:06 AM

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Well I don't know about you guys but as far as I 'm concerned my snakes' stupidity prevents them from love anything. It takes them 15 minutes constricting the dead rat and 15 more to find where the head is located before they start eating. Sometimes it takes them so long that they start swallowing the rat backwards. These idiots can't handle efficintly simple tasks like eating, how can they develop complex emotions like love??

I wonder how you would manage if you were tied down (legs and arms fully bound) and had to swallow an entire squirrel, bones, fur and all. Do you think you could make it in less than 30 minutes (serious thinking time included, trying to figure out where to start from without choking to death)? Oh, and let's add to the challenge a little. Whoever tied you down thinks you're an idiot and didn't bother to serve you a dead squirrel. This one is very lively and truly overexcited, so you'll have to knock it out first. Are your complex emotions going to come to the rescue? Or perhaps you can't have them, since you can't efficiently handle a simple task, such as eating?

**Aaron_S** · 04-24-15, 07:17 AM

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I wonder how you would manage if you were tied down (legs and arms fully bound) and had to swallow an entire squirrel, bones, fur and all. Do you think you could make it in less than 30 minutes (serious thinking time included, trying to figure out where to start from without choking to death)? Oh, and let's add to the challenge a little. Whoever tied you down thinks you're an idiot and didn't bother to serve you a dead squirrel. This one is very lively and truly overexcited, so you'll have to knock it out first. Are your complex emotions going to come to the rescue? Or perhaps you can't have them, since you can't efficiently handle a simple task, such as eating?

This thread took a turn to "light hearted" banter.

Then you come along and type this. Each of your subsequent posts since the first is becoming more judgemental and assuming. People who have a different point of view from you have tried to give factual evidence and for the most part have been open minded. You have not been these things even though you say you are.

Since this was one of your first posts here to make this thread I still believe you're here to get a rise out of the forum. Especially considering you don't post in other threads. Trust in me,above everyone, that I know when I see someone trying to get a rise out of a forum.

You're on thin ice.

sophiedufort · 04-24-15, 08:04 AM

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This thread took a turn to "light hearted" banter.

Then you come along and type this. Each of your subsequent posts since the first is becoming more judgemental and assuming. People who have a different point of view from you have tried to give factual evidence and for the most part have been open minded. You have not been these things even though you say you are.

Since this was one of your first posts here to make this thread I still believe you're here to get a rise out of the forum. Especially considering you don't post in other threads. Trust in me,above everyone, that I know when I see someone trying to get a rise out of a forum.

You're on thin ice.

Look, Aaron, ban me from the forum if you want to. I am not trying to get any rise, I simply addressed an issue that is dear to me. If you read back, you will see that I commented, selectively, on very few replies, instead of fueling things up as you claim. I just hate it when people speak lowly of snakes, and of any pets for that matter. What they say seems to reflect how they treat their pet.

I understand that you are the moderator, but it seems that you believe you're God or something, and that you can put people in their place as a result. If you have this forum for the sake of showing off your muscles, go ahead and hush me, since you have the power. As far as I am concerned, I am confident that I behaved in a civilized manner, while doing nothing more than maintaining my opinion and expressing my disappointment at some very harsh and unfair views. If this does not match your expectations, go ahead, ban me, I will not regret it, since it would be a waste of my time to continue in the circumstances.

On another note, I cannot see why my failure to post in other threads would make you suspicious. I will post in other threads if, and when, I become interested in other topics. For your reference, this is my second thread, not my first and only.

eminart · 04-24-15, 08:25 AM

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I just hate it when people speak lowly of snakes, and of any pets for that matter. What they say seems to reflect how they treat their pet.

This is the issue I have with you.

I think it shows more respect for the animal to understand its true nature and love it for what it is. I don't believe having human traits is what makes an animal worthy of my love or admiration.

I can keep a pet, try to understand its behaviors and the evolution that has produced those behaviors and really enjoy that. Human traits are great... for humans. The differences are what makes nature fascinating to me.

So, to me, your stand seems, for lack of a better term, bigoted. Everything must be like you to be loved.

Nuxodom · 04-24-15, 08:11 AM

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This thread took a turn to "light hearted" banter.

Then you come along and type this. Each of your subsequent posts since the first is becoming more judgemental and assuming. People who have a different point of view from you have tried to give factual evidence and for the most part have been open minded. You have not been these things even though you say you are.

Since this was one of your first posts here to make this thread I still believe you're here to get a rise out of the forum. Especially considering you don't post in other threads. Trust in me,above everyone, that I know when I see someone trying to get a rise out of a forum.

You're on thin ice.

I don't see anything wrong with her voicing her opinion...it doesn't seem bothersome at all. Also, I haven't seen any "factual evidence" at all to debunk her view - she is passionate about what she thinks, yes...but, just here to get a "rise"? I don't think so.

**lady_bug87** · 04-24-15, 08:20 AM

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I don't see anything wrong with her voicing her opinion...it doesn't seem bothersome at all. Also, I haven't seen any "factual evidence" at all to debunk her view - she is passionate about what she thinks, yes...but, just here to get a "rise"? I don't think so.

In the lifespan of forums this argument comes up a lot with one side thinking they can feel and one side thinking that the other side is wrong.

The topic itself is not problematic. Baiting the forum with outlandish scenarios is. It doesn't prove any point except to irritate people.

this isn't a scientific discussion when she's talking about binding people up and feeding them woodland creatures.

**Aaron_S** · 04-24-15, 08:31 AM

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I don't see anything wrong with her voicing her opinion...it doesn't seem bothersome at all. Also, I haven't seen any "factual evidence" at all to debunk her view - she is passionate about what she thinks, yes...but, just here to get a "rise"? I don't think so.

The other half of Sophie? You've only posted here yourself.

I've been around a long time.

I have no problem with people voicing their opinion. However, I don't appreciate when they talk down about others opinion in the same breathe asking those who differ to be open to theirs.