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Florida Exotic Pet Owners Face New State Rules

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:49:04 +0000

It’s good to see that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is taking a sensible approach to the problem with people letting their exotic pets go into the wild. Too often when problems like this arise, the knee-jerk reaction from many government agencies is to ban the animals from being owned at all.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission stated today that they will offer amnesty to anyone who wishes to give up their exotic pets. They will hold a series of events in various cities where people can drop them off without penalty. The animals will then be taken to zoos and wildlife sanctuaries.

Many reptile owners find it very difficult to find homes for large snakes like Burmese pythons. They’re cute when they’re babies but when they get to be 15 feet long, they are too much for most people to care for. So if the owners can’t find a home for them, they let them go.

Because pythons originate from tropical climates, they have adapted very well in the Florida Everglades where they are growing in numbers. Hopefully this will be another positive step towards solving this growing problem.

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Man Robbed From Inside a Snake Cage

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:24:43 +0000

This man has been living in a snake cage with 40 venomous snakes for 85 days in an attempt to beat the Guiness World Record. He’s sleeping with black mambas, green mambas and other very deadly snakes. But he’s not just doing it to beat the record; he’s doing it for charity. He is raising money for the Save a Child Foundation, which is cool. Still crazy, but at least it’s for a good cause right?

Well unfortunately, one evening, after the reptile park was closed, armed robbers came in and took all of the donation boxes, making out with around $6,000. I don’t even need to say what I think about people like that. I’d rather keep this blog “all ages” friendly. Know what I mean?

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Take a Bite Out of Wrinkles With Snake Vemon Cream

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:21:45 +0000

People will do anything for their looks these days; botox implants, liposuction, stomach stapling, snake venom… That’s right. Snake venom. According to this article, the new craze in anti-wrinkle cream is one made from the venom of the Temple Snake from Thailand. Weird.

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Snake face – Snake venom face cream is the latest in anti-ageing beauty treatments and, since going on sale in Selfridges it’s been a massive hit, flying off the shelves at £60 a tub. If you ask me, it all sounds a bit harsh: incorporating …

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