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#27 2008-08-22 1:29 pm
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You don't have to care about an animal to be charged with cruelty to animals for intentionally killing it.
Just so you are aware - in California, with the exception of rattlesnakes, it is illegal to intentionally cause the death of a native reptile - you can be charged and prosecuted, so if you come across any - stay clear and let them go on their merry way.
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#28 2008-08-22 1:35 pm
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Re: Idiot cops
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Oh, i wouldn't run one over with my car silly man. I wouldn't want any snake bits getting on it.
nothing like a fresh new snakeskin steering wheel cover 
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#29 2008-08-22 1:35 pm
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Oh - and with respect to rattlesnakes, there are some species that are protected due to declining numbers.
Kill one of those and you get in big trouble, so if you can't tell your rattlesnakes apart, it's better to leave them be as well - ignorance isn't a defense.
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#31 2008-08-22 6:31 pm
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If I saw a 10 foot snake in the road, I'd be too busy getting the smurf out of dodge to kill the goddamn thing.
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#32 2008-08-22 7:54 pm
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It's funny, I grew up about 10-15 miles East of there, at least until we moved away in 3rd grade. It was hillbilly central then, and I'm sure the 30+ years haven't changed it much. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the guys involved was one of my old school chums.
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#33 2008-08-22 8:00 pm
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Gatchaman wrote:
If I saw a 10 foot snake in the road, I'd be too busy getting the smurf out of dodge to kill the goddamn thing.
The snake only looks to be 6 to 7 feet to me - which is about as big as male Boas get (females often hit 9 to 10 feet, record I think is a 12 foot girl owned by a zoo)
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#34 2008-08-23 2:57 am
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Re: Idiot cops
ya gotta have some speed up when you hit em... then slam the brakes right before..
that usually does the trick in cutting em up real good 
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#35 2008-08-23 11:24 am
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the only good snake is a dead snake.
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#36 2008-08-23 11:47 am
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I can only identify one snake species by sight - the dreaded trouser snake. Ubiquitous, silent, and very very deadly.
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#37 2008-08-23 1:34 pm
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...awkward!!
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#38 2008-08-23 2:01 pm
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Daniel wrote:
...awkward!!
That was the point.
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#39 2008-08-23 4:43 pm
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resedit wrote:
Gatchaman wrote:
If I saw a 10 foot snake in the road, I'd be too busy getting the smurf out of dodge to kill the goddamn thing.
The snake only looks to be 6 to 7 feet to me - which is about as big as male Boas get (females often hit 9 to 10 feet, record I think is a 12 foot girl owned by a zoo)
like I'm going to stop and measure it...
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#40 2008-08-24 2:10 pm
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Robert B. wrote:
the only good snake is a dead snake.
you just won the ignorant statement of the week award.
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#41 2008-08-24 3:19 pm
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mrreet2001 wrote:
Robert B. wrote:
the only good snake is a dead snake.
you just won the ignorant statement of the week award.
You obviously haven't been into Minithink lately.
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#42 2008-08-25 8:16 am
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dvpierce wrote:
You obviously haven't been into Minithink lately.
I try to stay out of there. 
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#43 2008-08-30 1:05 am
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Re: Idiot cops
If you have to shoot a snake, use a shot gun or a revolver with snake shot rounds. Slugs and bullets have too high of a risk for bouncing and are generally inappropriate for the job.
The problem I have with discussing freedom is that people have been conditioned to expect "of me to tell you what to do" to follow it... inevitably they notice I don't ever get to that part, and they feel like I am trying to trick them.
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#44 2008-08-30 8:55 pm
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Jdude wrote:
If you have to shoot a snake...
The point is that no one had to shoot this snake. It wasn't hurting anyone.
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#45 2008-08-30 9:12 pm
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Re: Idiot cops
resedit wrote:
Oh - and with respect to rattlesnakes, there are some species that are protected due to declining numbers.
Kill one of those and you get in big trouble, so if you can't tell your rattlesnakes apart, it's better to leave them be as well - ignorance isn't a defense.
No, but it's a rattlesnake, so slowly backing away and then running like hell is a perfectly effective defense
I figure it's an effective defense against ultra-slow boas, as well. No need to involve the truck if you're really that scared. More than likely, they thought they were being funny.
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#46 2008-09-02 11:31 am
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Re: Idiot cops
many are the snakes that have paid with their life for surprising me.
And to amend that, the only reason I would shoot a snake, is if I didn't have enough time to call an air strike on it.
Other than that, I just get out of their way.
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#47 2008-09-03 1:34 am
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Considering res is a young-earth creationist with a literal interpretation of the book of genesis, I'm surprised he has such love for the creature responsible for the corruption of woman, and, subsequently, man.
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#48 2008-09-03 2:55 pm
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Oh that's just an allegory, silly person.
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