Snakes, anacondas, python

I am highly afraid of snakes, though I would never kill it for getting into my house. True they are predators, but when they attack us, they are just going on a natural instinct to protect themselves and to survive. In a case where one would get in my house I would call the right person and have them remove it, than set it free somewhere far away from my house.

i would do the same thing your neighbor did. although i like pets, i abhor those venomus ones. i was bitten twice by two of my pet dogs and i killed them in fit of anger. and when i got married, we never entertained of buying pets anymore. but my daughter is coddling cats but i warned her never to put them inside our house,thats why her cats is with her auntie's house.

Alot of people still have the wrong impression about snakes, some of them try to kill it once they spotted them. They cook and eat it, and uses it's skin for the leather they provide in handicrafts. Others are because they are afraid that it might attack them, but that's not always the case. Snakes only attack when they are threatened, I think it's better to call som wranglers or the owner itself, to handle the snake and put it back to where it belongs. We should be more aware of the snake's important role in our eco-system, without them, alot of pests like rats will run around in places and will uncontrollably grow more in numbers.

It all depends on what you know about snakes. In Australia there are many that are poisonous but also many that aren't. In most cases I can tell the difference, so if I saw a python I wouldn't kill it, I might call the animal welfare group or a snake expert to come and take it away or I might just leave it. I grew up on a farm and having pythons around was very useful as they controlled the numbers of rats and mice.

You need a licence for most snakes and reptiles here in Australia if you want to keep them as pets and they must be secured. I have sympathy for oyur friend but also she was obviously not taking to much care with them unfortunatly. Me, I would call animal control to come and collect the snake as I wouldnt want to take the risk of getting bitten, and it also might be a protected species.

Ewww...I never like anything that is crawling so my sympathy is for the neighbor also. But snakes by nature doesn't like people and are more afraid of us than we are of them. It's when they get threatened such as a person tresspassing on its habitat that they get aggressive. Won't you too if one tresspasses into your domain or house?

You better belive I would shot it. I am deathly scared of snakes harmful or unharmful

well, i can never blame your friend's neighbor maybe even i will do the same because how would i know that it is my neighbor's pet, right? but i still do understand some people keeping these kind as their pets, to each his own.we all have different prefernces on pets, some likes to have a virtual pet, which is odd for me but thinking about it, a pet is something that gives you satisfaction. a pet preference depends on how an individual feels akin to a certain animal, maybe, one feels that it is an expression of himself or his extensions or how one feels towards his world around him.so, we can never dictate a pet preference. personally, snakes and other vicious or dangerous creatures should be left in the wild , not because of its exticnction but because of its nature, they are better off in their home environment.just let them be or else they would die.

If people want to keep snakes as pets, then they need to make sure that it cannot escape. I hear about snakes escaping all the time. Your neighbor had the right to kill the snake if it went into his house. What did your friend expect him to do? Lloyd

I would kill it on the spot just like your friend's neighbour did. If there is one thing i hate its snakes.I can't even think of sleeping in one room knowing there is a snake in the other OMG.

I do not believe I would like to have a snake in my house.

In India snakes are considered to be a holy predator . They revolve arounf neck of one of our god "Lord Shiva ". But people here are very scared of snakes ,even I'm dam scared of snakes and would love not to see any of this predators for rest of my life . I have sympathy for a person who loses his pet but even I would have killed any animal if I would have found the animal to be dangerous for my family and kids .