How much for the encyclopedias...LMAO

Swiss Chick....my old Buick LeSabre Convertible sat idle for a couple years then sold it. The new owners told me later that when they started taking it apart to restore, there was a huge snake under the front bench seat. Almost as bad as the time I reached to bring down the visor and thought, "What would happen if a spider dropped out?" One did. Scream ensued.

I have no problem with snakes (I find them intersting. I am also a dog lover) but lets face it. They are animals that were once wild and we domesticated them dogs, horses, and cats, just to name a few. They can turn at anytime! As far as pet snakes more pet dogs kill people than pet snakes. Just last month I heard a of three dogs killing two kids. Last year my own dog that I had for about seven years attacked my husband when he got between the dog's growls and my son. Wild snakes are a whole different story, they are fending for themselves. And as far as making them get rid of them, thanks to a few ignorant people I think we are a little over regulated when it comes to what we can and cannot have.

You women have hated snakes ever since one tricked Eve into having Adam eat that apple.

I started shuddering when I heard this on my car radio last week. Then I was afraid there was one under my seat. Sorry, that's just the way I am. Phobic about them.

I hate snakes, too. I have an extreme aversion to them and get near panic attacks when I see them. Wouldn't want to see me come across one in an apartment building!! (Or anywhere else, for that matter). Yuck.

As someone who hates snakes, this apartment sounds like hell on Earth.

The only good I can say about snakes is that they eat mice, which I hate more than ANYTHING!! I am hoping that these people will do the responsible thing with their snakes, it sounds as if they have a love for them, and I would like to believe they would find them a good home and not throw them out into the wild.

YUK!!!! I hope they don't let them loose I sure don't want one in my house!! get rid of them, I hate snakes!

evensvillehousewife does this on all things she posts for.

But Gross!!! I hate snakes!

icky. ;)

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"Enough is enough! I have had it with these monkey-fighting snakes on this Monday-to-Friday plane!" TV editing voice overs, you gotta love 'em.

evansvillehousewife. Wow, where do you get your information from? About the only truth you told was about the police involvement. How about you go volunteer, or speak to an employee and find out what the humane society is really about before giving false information. Oh, and by the way, yes a wolf hybrid is illegal in most of Rock county.

"THERE'S SOME _____________ SNAKES IN THIS _____________ HOUSE!!!

Evansville, huh? Sorry, but I miss your first point. I never said the Humane Society is in charge of breaking up dog fighting,etc. The police and the District Attorney are. Like I said, the Humane Society is not perfect. Regarding the towns and the Humane Society, each town contracts with the Humane Society for animal welfare issues. But most towns go on the cheap and fight the Humane Society as to how much they should pay the Humane Society each year to perform this service. Janesville was one of the worst and Janesville PD was a big reason. Brunner and Mahan constantly wanted to pay less to the Humane Society.

Joker-
The Humane Society CANNOT break up dog fighting rings, seize starving horses, or stop someone from beating their animals. Only a policeman/sheriff can do that.

I agree that Rock Co is an animal shelter with a need for direction. I was dumbfounded when they told me to take a stray far away into the country and dump it because our township didn't give them enough donations.

If you ever lose an animal, you better fight like hell to get in the isolation ward and check at least twice day for it, because the bored and apathetic desk workers would rather just have your animal put to sleep than go through all the all hard work of seeing if an animal fitting your description came in this week.

Hulsulies, what planet are you from? How dare you make these lies about the Humane Society! You must be one of those people who enjoy dog fights and doing cruel things to animals. You are one sick person. Let me guess, you are against paying taxes, the mixing of races, gun control,etc?! Our Humane Society is by no means perfect but they do quite a bit of good for this city and its animals. Regardless, they are not the ones who had all of these snakes in the apartment.

Completely ridiculous. This represents the sheer ignorance and fear mongering that agenda driven anti-ownership groups use to exploit the general public. After reading James Hurley`s comments his credentials and or integrity must be called into question. He is ether a complete buffoon who lacks the necessary knowledge to competently perform his job or he is working from a corrupted bias based agenda. In any event shame on both the Humane Society and James Hurley for exploiting this harmless situation.

What this story represents is how far our country has gotten from being the land of the free. This couple were quietly and properly caring for their pets. Nothing more. Anyone who has an informed understanding of these animals knows that the snakes they were caring for are completely harmless. They pose no threat to anyone. For people to not only tolerate but endorse this type of anti American attack on personal freedom is a sad testimony to their ignorance.

wow freedom of speech

justsaynotomath- That was an isolated occurance involving an improperly housed and cared for Burmese python. A few weeks ago I read a story of a child falling off a third story balcony. Let's conclude that no balcony is safe while we are at it...
Snake attacks of any sort are once in blue moon events. Look at the statistics that are available out there.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-...

snakes are not safer then a dog or cat.

Where is the city's list of exotic and dangerous pets? Macaws are exotic, are they illegal?
Tarantulas are venomous, are they illegal?
Is a 7/8 timber wolfdog illegal?
If so, how come you can find all of the above at Petland for sale?
Since Petland owns the animals until the point of sale, are they getting an abatement order as well?

I am amazed at the lack of education some of the comments and the story itself shows. Afraid of baby boa constrictors? Come on now. Every one of you is safer with all of the snakes around than you would be around a dog, cat or fellow human.

I currently keep and breed about 40 snakes in my house. Every one of them is properly caged, fed and maintained. They go to the vet when needed and do NO damage to the house. I'll bet there are many dogs and cats owned by those reading this story that can't say the same thing.

If the owner is smart, he'll get out of your crazy town rather than get rid of his perfectly harmless pets. I hope that people also work on rescinding this ridiculous law.

Equating snakes with fireworks is silly, too. I can guarantee there will be more people hurt and maimed today by explosives than there will be bit or hurt by ANY snake.

One more thing, for Kathleen and the Editors: Snakes and other creatures that inject venom are NOT poisonous they are venomous. Please try to use correct terms when writing stories like this even if they are only there to scare the uneducated public.

My old roommate had a ball python, and I am completely freaked out by snakes...but after awhile I actually had the guts to hold it, take it out myself, etc. But then one day I came home and it got out of it's cage(which we had yearbooks on top of the cage just for this reason) and it took us 3 days to find it- it was coiled up inside one of our speakers! If ya take care of em, who cares right? but don't have 20+ snakes in an apartment building!

I owned snakes for years before they became illegal in Janesville, then I gave them to a pet store out of town. I never had a problem with them and took proper care of them including making sure they were fed properly and on a regular schedule and in a feeding area away from their primary residence. They were also handled from the day I got them. I was never bitten or even squeezed enought to be uncomfortable. My largest snake was a 12 ft burmese python and she was great. Snakes do have personality traits and some are just not handlable. But most snake people know that ball pythons and common boa constrictors are very easy pets and safe when handled properly, same as a dog or any other pet. Take care that they don't get out, feed them regularly and handle them properly. I don't agree with the ban in Janesville but abide by it just the same.

I think comparing snakes to big cannon fireworks is innacurate at best. Fireworks likely kill or injure more people annually than do snakes. As do horses, swimming pools, etc etc etc. Only 12 people have been killed since 1980. 0.4 deaths per year is quite insignifiant IMO.
If those snakes were the Boa constrictor species, then I am not aware of any actual deaths caused by that species. Most snakes commonly kept are harmless. Your neighbor's labrador has the potential to be more dangerous than my ball pythons.

I'm sure the neighbors are glad the snakes are gone. It was in an apartment. Somebody watched "Snakes on a Plane" too many times.

I really like how warm and cuddly they are. How they look at you with them eyes when they want to be held. How they protect your home and property. It's not the snakes that give me the creeps, it's the people that think it's acceptable to have them.

Most pet snakes are harmless, anyway. It's just that they have a way of escaping and showing up in the neighbor's linen cabinets. I knew a guy in Chicago who had a snake get loose -- eventually every one of the eight tenants in his building had it show up in their apartment and get away again. He eventually caught it, but got evicted.

LOL glock

a python is safer than my Labrador mix???? Give me a break dude!!! You need to stop hitting the hooka pipe.

Well DJ, how many kids are killed by dogs every year? A friend of mine up north has a 13' retic and its alot safer than a medium or large dog. But the second theres a "snake attack" everyone gets all up in arms.

I think it is highly unprofessional of the police to have the snake owners dispose of them. We don't know where they will do that, do we??? It is terribly frightening to think they can get rid of them anywhere and the danger they can reap. Will the police let us know when and where they went. Also, how many more will be born from the 20 snakes? This is very scary and it disappoints me in the Janesville police. Were they afraid? If so, think about how the rest of us feel. Not a good story to read. Gazette, please keep us posted on this story.

I sure hope the owner does the right thing with those snakes. I guess we will know for sure next winter!

Mytake, that is what I was thinking. Are the cops going to follow up and make sure they went somewhere and not just released the yard or woods? Why didn't the police remove the snakes immediately?

Here's a story that appeared on CNN.com earlier this week:

Pet Python Kills Toddler
http://astrology.yahoo.com/channel/paren...

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?i...

the owner would'nt release them in the woods, now would he?

"Didnt know" sure you didnt.

"Didnt know" sure you didnt.

I held a baby boa once. It was neat how it hugged around your hand.

I also held a HUGE yellow thing with LOTS of other people at a Zoo. also cool.

Theyre silky to the touch.

those 20 mice could go here.

I wouldnt want one as a pet.