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Originally posted by Ecidemon
This wasn't "just a snake", it was a 7' 3" Diamond Back... not something to be toying around with. That's not one you can just throw in your gunny sack and take back to the wild.
Originally posted by mblahnikluver
I just ordered my very own lavender corn snake they are beautiful and Manolo will be treated like most treat their dogs I promise you that!
Originally posted by vance
reply to post by mblahnikluver
I agree %100. I don't see how a snake that large could possibly strike and be a threat to a human. The record is 8' I see now, I bet any number of snake ranches would've loved to keep him - and alive. Heck, the "Bellamy Brothers Band" guys would've took him, I know it. Sad, sad...
Vance
The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest venomous snake in North America. Some reach 8 feet (2.4 meters) in length and weigh up to 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms).
These stout-bodied pit vipers generally live in the dry, pine flatwoods, sandy woodlands, and coastal scrub habitats from southern North Carolina to Florida and west to Louisiana. Their pattern of yellow-bordered, light-centered black diamonds makes them among the most strikingly adorned of all North American reptiles. They are natural exterminators, surviving on such household pests as rats and mice, as well as squirrels and birds.
Feared as deadly and aggressive, diamondbacks are actually highly averse to human contact and only attack in defense. Most bites occur when humans taunt or try to capture or kill a rattlesnake. They can accurately strike at up to one-third their body length.
Diamondback venom is a potent hemotoxin that kills red blood cells and causes tissue damage. Bites are extremely painful and can be fatal to humans. However, antivenin is widely available throughout the snake's range, and bites rarely result in death.
When cornered, rattlers feverishly shake their iconic tails as a last warning to back off. Rattles are made of loosely attached, hard, hollow segments. Snakes add a new rattle segment each time they shed. However, rattles break off frequently, and snakes may shed their skin several times a year, so it is not possible to determine a snake's age by its rattle size.
The eastern diamondback is not endangered, but because of indiscriminate killing, widespread loss of habitat, and hunting, its numbers are decreasing throughout its range.
Originally posted by Alethea
Originally posted by mblahnikluver
I just ordered my very own lavender corn snake they are beautiful and Manolo will be treated like most treat their dogs I promise you that!
Good. I hope he will grow fat soon. If I see him I will make a pair of boots out of him.
Crybaby whiner. I wouldn't think twice about killing a rattler.
Originally posted by Malzypants
This is an extremely dangerous snake, but it didn't need to be killed. It could have been studied and then released back into the wild.
When bears roam into my back yard we don't kill them. We call the proper authorities and have them removed and relocated...and THAT is a dangerous animal.
Other methods could have been used.
Originally posted by mblahnikluver
Originally posted by Alethea
Originally posted by mblahnikluver
I just ordered my very own lavender corn snake they are beautiful and Manolo will be treated like most treat their dogs I promise you that!
Good. I hope he will grow fat soon. If I see him I will make a pair of boots out of him.
Crybaby whiner. I wouldn't think twice about killing a rattler.
Well you would never see my snake and well if you would READ you would see I am getting a lavender corn snake which is nonvenomous and very docile
Boots well Manolo is not going to be boots for anyone EVER!
As for the name calling is that really needed?? I guess you dont have an animal you feel passionate about...Sad..sorry you dont see the beauty in nature and how killing something for no reason other than fear is wrong...but thats just me...Like I said I love snakes and always have.