November 26, 2012 06:24AM
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Hermione Wrote:
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> Keeping exotic pets in completely unsuitable
> surroundings <...>isn't actually a tremendous idea, in my
> view.
Completely agreed.
In 2002 or 2003, a report came in locally (in Birmingham, Alabama) while we were still living there that some fellow in Leeds had lost his exotic pet snake. Had it been a python we would have been concerned, but the darned idiot had lost a
black mamba!
So, as you can imagine, just about everyone in Leeds and a goodly number of people throughout Birmingham were crazed with fear. The Leeds police, the Birmingham Zoo, UAB herpetologists, etc. were called in to find the critter. All attempts failed. Finally, the Leeds police had to admit they could not find the snake, but they stated (more, fervently hoped) that the creature would die in the Alabama winter. However, they were contradicted by a number of snake experts, who also omniously noted that the black mamba could conceivably mate with the local snake population, and thus create a "super" copperhead, water moccason, or rattlesnake. The mind boggles at such a thought.
Costs of over $25,000 were spent on this hunt, which were (rightly, in my opinion) delivered to the snake owner to pay. Before you think this undeserving, note that the black mamba owner noted that he kept the snake in a dry aquarium, topped off by - this is a quote - "a large piece of cardboard." That was all.
Personally, I think that
NO ONE should own any sort of dangerous exotic pet, unless he/she can show cerification for handling such animals.* It was apparent in this case that a simple IQ test would have ruled this fellow out.
We couldn't wait to move to the UK after this story.
* Such certification is required in the UK, for example.
Katherine
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