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Thepublic,andanimalrightsgroupsinparticular,alwaysseemtohavesucha
negativeimpressionofmoreuniqueanimalsbeingkeptaspets."Youownthat?"
"Howcanyouhavethatasapet?""That'sdangerous!""Itmustbewrongforthe
animal!"Andtheeversopopularandideologydrivenclaim:"Thatanimalbelongs
inthewild!"Well,allanimalscertainlycomefromthewild,butthatdoesntmean
theycantbehappy(orhappier)indomesticity..
Theexistenceoftheseanimalsshould,atminimum,callintoquestionblanketbans
ofexoticpetsonthepretenseofpublicsafety.Thegoalofthisarticleistoillustrate
howpetownershipisbeingdecideduponbythespeculativeandhighly
unsubstantiatedemotionsandideologiesofpeoplewhoalsohavenointerestin
keepingthesepetsandpossessingnoempathywiththispersonalfreedom,or
thoseseekingtorestrictpetownershipasawholebecauseofanimalrights
agendas,thusinfringingonthefreedomofchoiceandlifestylepursuitsofothers.
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Areminder:ThisarticleisnotacaresheetnordoIendorseanyoftheseanimals
aspets.IdosupportopenmindednessandIopposepetbans.Alwaysdoyour
researchbeforeinquiringaboutanyanimal.

1.FennecFoxes

Thefennecfoxlicksitsnose.|Source

Keepingasmalldesertfoxinahomeenvironmentmaysoundasthoughthissmall
mammalmaybeafishoutofwater.Howeverfennecfoxesareactuallyoneofthe
mostpopularexoticmammals.Thisisbecausetheythrivewiththeproperowner,
beingoneoftheeasierexoticanimalstomanage.

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Unlikeotherfoxes,theseanimalsmakegoodhousepets.Manyusealitterbox
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withvaryinglevelsofconsistencyandthedroppingsaredry,sincethisdesert
dwellerconserveswaterefficiently.

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Fennecfoxcaremaybecomparabletothatofahighmaintenanceferret.A
reasonableenclosureforthissmallmammalshouldbe,atminimum,amultilevel
ferretenclosuresuchasaFerretNation.Insmallenclosures,fennecsshouldbe
letouttoplaydaily.
Theyweighasmuchasachihuahuaandareharmless.Batearedfoxesare
similaranimalsthatarenotprivatelyownedinhighnumbers.

Afennecfoxyawning|Source

2.TamanduasandTwoToedSloths

Atamanduaonaleash.|Source

Iincludethisuniqueanimalonlytoshowhowananimalbeing"wild"andexotic
certainlydoesntmeanithastopossessthedangerofaBengaltiger.Notall
animalsarereadytopounceonyournextdoorneighbororbatitspawsatmoving
cars.
Howmanypeoplewouldfeelthreatenedbyatwotoedsloth?Thisisananimal
thataninfantcanprobablyoutcrawl.Slothsarehighmaintenancepets,and
theresalotofmisinformationfloatingaroundaboutthem.
Currently,theircaptivebredpopulationsaresmallandtheyare(thankfully)
unpopularaspets.Toproperlyaccommodatethem,theyshouldhavealargeroom
oranaviarywithsizablebranchesandropestoclimbon.Butwiththerightowner,
theanimalswelfareneedscanbemet.
Isaslothoranteater(tamandua)dangerous?Well,lookatthem.Slothsdo
possessteethandintheworstcasescenario,apersonholdingonecansustain
aninjury.Asfarastheseanimalsescapingandrunningrampant,causing
problemsforotherpeople,it'simpossible.

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3.Bennett'sWallabies

Ababywallabyanditsalbinomotherinthebackground.|Source

Unlikekangaroos,wallabiesaresimplytoosmalltobeanypossiblethreator
nuisancetoanyone.Sowhyshouldtheybebannedanywhere?Wallabiesare
mostlyoutdoorpets,andshouldbekeptinasufficientpenwithavailableshelter.
Ownerscansealaconnectionwiththesemarsupialsearlyonbycarryingthemin
amakeshiftpouchslingintheirearlyadolescence.Afterthiscriterionismet,
wallabiesthriveindomesticsettings.Outsideofideologies,novalidreasonexists
tobantheseanimalsaspets.

4.MuntjacDeer

Amuntjacdeersniffingafinger.|Source

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Similartopotbelliedpigs,muntjacdeerarekeptbysomeashousepetsandthey
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areuniquetotheirlargercounterparts.Muntjacdeerreachthesizeofalarge
housecat,andarereportedbytheirownerstobeextremelyaffectionate.

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Ifyourealizedthatyourneighborwaskeepingapetdeerindoors,thatmight
soundbizarreanddestinedtobeaproblem.However,asidefromtheowners
needingtodealwiththeexcessivechewinghabitthisspeciesisproneto,theyare
wonderfullyenrichingpetsthatthrivewiththeproperhumanscare.

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Mysmallspottedgenetsitting.

Icanpersonallyattesttotheharmlessnessofthissupposedlyintimidatinglooking
exoticpet.AnepisodeoftheshowWildJusticeontheNationalGeographic
channelwillcallthema"wildAfricanexoticmammal."
Tome,theyareahighenergy,arboreal,andnocturnal"catferret."Theycombine
manyqualitiesofdifferentanimals,aswellaspossessingafewoftheirown,and
makeaveryrewardingpetfortherightownerswhocantoleratethem.
Ownerswholiketosnuggleandholdtheirpetsforextendedperiodsmaywantto
turnowningagenetdowntheyjustarentmentallybuiltforit.Genetsarevery
skittishandhatetoberestrainedbyhumans,andthelastthinganypersonneeds
toworryaboutistheirneighborsgenetattackingthem.Scratchmarkscanbe
expectedfortheownerwhowillinteractwiththeirpetgenet(minehave
significantlydecreasedsincemygenetsbabyhood).
Ihavealsogottensomeangrynipsandtheoccasionalbiteduetofoodprotection,
fear,andsimpleplaying,butIhavesurvivedthesesuperficialwounds.Mygenetis
extremelyhesitanttoleavemyroom,letalonethehouse,notthatIwouldallow

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thattohappen.Ifhedidescape,mybiggestfearwouldbehisdeath,nothim
"sneakingintosomeonesdoggiedoorandmessingwithsomeone"(aswas
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literallystatedbytheWildJusticeepisode).Everygenetownerknowsthatis
preposterous.

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6.AfricanServals,SavanahCats,andOtherSmalltoMedium
SizedFelines

AGeoffroy'scatinabag.|Source

Asthemost"intimidating"animalonthislist,servalsdeserveaspotonthislist.
Why?Notbecausetheymakeexcellentpetsforaveragepetkeepingpeople(they
requiredemandinghusbandryandcagingrequirements),butbecausetheyareso
sadlyoftenlumpedintothesamecategoryastigers,lions,andleopards,which
resultsintheirunfairbanning.
ThistypeofbanhasrecentlyoccurredinOhio,becausewhenpeoplethinkofa
wildfeline,theygenerallythinkofbigcats.

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Acaracalcatlookingup|Source

Whileservalsmayhaveanintimidatingsize,mostoftheirheightcomesfromthe
lengthoftheirlegs.Theyhaveabuildsimilartoacheetah(which,despitebeinga
bigcat,isalsonotsodangeroustopeople),andhuntmuchsmallerprey.
Apetservalisnotevenlikelytostalkachildif,byworstcasescenario,itbroke
freefromitsownershome.Infact,fromwhatIcanfind,servalshavebeen
responsiblefornohumanfatalitiesorevenanysignificantinjuryintheUS.
Icanassureanypersonthattheywouldratherspendanhourinaroomwithan
angryservalthan10minuteswithaprotectivedogonitsturfthattheydon'town.

AservalandababyGeoffroy'scat.|Source

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AservalandababyGeoffroy'scat.|Source

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Bobcats.Inthiscategory,bobcatspossessthebiggestpotentialtobe
dangerousbecausetheyactuallytakelargepreydespitetheirsize.Yet,
outsideofrabiescasesinwildbobcats,therearenoreportedbobcatattacks
(thisdiseasemakessomeanimalshighlyaggressive)andareactuallysaidto
betheeasiestofallthemediumexoticpetcats.
Asianleopardcats,ocelots,junglecats,andGeoffreycats.Asianleopard
cats,ocelots,junglecats,andGeoffreycatsarealsosmallcatsthatwillnot
huntdownneighborhoodchildrenintheeventofanescape.Howevertheydo
notmakegood,easypets.Theownerwouldneedtobewillingtocreate
doubledoorentrancestotheirhouse,haveanoutdoorpenforthecat,and
dealwithexcessivescentmarkingviaspraying.
Savannahcats.Savannahcatsaredomesticatedcatsmixedwithserval
blood.Thehighestservalpercentage(53%)SavannahisanF1,andtheir
pricesrunfrom$7,000to$22,000dollars.F4generationSavannahcatsare
similarlytall,andF3anddownaresmallerandfarmoredomesticated(more
likearegularcat)thanwild.Theyaresimplyinterestingcatswithdoglike
characteristics.Bansexistforthisparticularpetduetofearoftheunusual.
Theseanimalsposenothreattopublicsafety.

Asiberianlynxlyingonarock.|Source

7.BushBabies

Abushbabyperchingonshoulder|Source

Welfarewise,it'shardtodefendhavingprimatesaspets.Thisisbecausethey
requirededicatedindividualswhohavetheanimalsmartstounderstandtheir
complexneeds.Theprospectiveownersshouldalsopreferablysetthemupin
coloniessothattheycanbenefitfromsocialenrichment.Eitherthat,orthey
shouldhaveahumanownerwhocanspendsignificantamountsoftimewiththem.
Unfortunately,manymonkeysarepurchasedonawhimbypeoplewhobelieve
theycanbetreatedlikesmallpeople.Intheend,theyhavearelativelyintelligent
buthighlyinstinctiveandhighenergyanimalwithretainedwildcharacteristics
hencewhyprimatebansaresoquicklybroughtuponcountiesandstates.

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Forthepreviouslystatedreasons,Iveneverbeeninterestedinowningmonkeys
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withoutgarneringtheneededexperienceandfinancialmeans,butIthinkbush
babiesdifferfrommonkeys,otherprosimiansandcertainlygreatapes(whichdont
belongwithanyprivateownernoexceptions).

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Bushbabiesshouldnottobeconfusedwithslowlorises,whicharenotreadily
availableintheUnitedStatesandforthemostpart,cannotbekeptasapet
ethically.

Commonmarmoseteatingfruit.|Source

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8.CapybarasandPatagonianCavies

Twopatagoniancavies|Source

Manystatesorcountieswhoexemptrodentsfromtheirdefinitionofawildor
exoticanimal,thinkingthatthiscategoryonlycovershamstersizedmammalsmay
beinterestedinknowingwhatanimalsqualifyforthatdefinition.
Capybaras.Capybarasaretheworldslargestrodent,clockinginat150+
pounds.Theirsizealonewouldarouseinterestfromthenonexoticpet
experiencedcrowd.Howeverifyouhaveayardwithawatersourcelikea
poolordeeppond,thesemassivesemiaquaticrodentscanpotentiallybean
enjoyablepetthatclearlyareofnodangertothoseuninvolvedwiththis
animalscare.
Patagoniancavies.Patagoniancaviesaresmaller,moreterrestrialversions
oftheanimals(botharecloselyrelatedtoguineapigs)whorequiresome
roomtoroam,andareobviouslynotdangerousaswell.
Theideaofalargerodentasahousepetmaysoundweirdtoanotherperson,but
ittrulyisaharmlesspetthatapersonshouldbeallowedtokeepifthatistheir
desire.

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9.Kinkajous

Babykinkajoubeingheld|Source

Thankstomundanepopcultureworship,kinkajousmayhavefoundawaytomake
anameforthemselvesamongthetypicalcatanddogowningpublic.Well,onein
particularatleast:
AptlynamedBabyLuvbyownerParisHilton,thismediumsizedpetprovedtobe
notsosuitableforredcarpetphotoops.Leaveittonavecelebritiestogiveexotic
petownersbadnamesduetotheirmishandling.Logicshouldinducesomeoneto
concludethatthisnormallysecretivearborealmammal(fromtheraccoonfamily)
wouldntappreciatebrightlightsandunfamiliarscenarios.Itisalsoillegaltoown
theseanimalsinCalifornia,alongwitheveryothernondogorcat.
Exoticpetownershiprequiressomeremnantsofcommonsenseand'animal
smarts',andwhileMs.Hiltondidget"attacked"bythesmallmammal(bittenmore
thanonce),shewenttothehospitalforatetanusshotandthebiteswere

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describedassuperficial.Therewerenoliferuiningdeformitiesthere,justthe
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Kinkajousrequireaspaciouscageandneedanoutletfortheirenergyatnight.
Consistenthandlingwillmakethemwonderfulpetsfortrueexoticanimallovers,
andtheyarerelativelypopularintermsofexoticmammals.Coatimundisand
ringtailcatsarealsocloselyrelatedexoticpetsthataresimilar.Thosewhoarent
theirownersreallyhavenobusinessmindingifsomeonebringsonehome.

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10.BoaConstrictors

Alargeboaconstrictoronacouch.|Source

Allreptilesareundomesticatedandconsideredtobeexoticpets.Yet,mostof
themareessentiallyharmless,howeverthewords"boaconstrictor"maysend
chillsdownthetypicalsnakeophobesspine.
Somehow,thisanimalhasreceivedareputationasbeinghazardoustothesame
levelofthetwolargerspeciesthatareresponsibleforthemostdeaths:the
Burmesepythonandthereticulatedpython(deathratesfromtheseanimals
however,arestillquitelow.)
Itmaybeofinteresttosomepeoplethatpreviousto2010,boaconstrictors,
despiteimmensepopularityaspetsinthereptiletrade,wereresponsibleforzero
recordedhumanfatalitiesintheUS.NoramIawareofanyincidencesinother
countries,buttheUSisamorethansufficientsamplesize.
Therearemanymiserablepeoplewhofeelasthoughkeepersofthese
constrictorsdeservetodie,butanysnakeownerknowsthattheirchancesof
dyingdrivingonthehighwaytopickuptheirpet'sdinnerisextravagantlyhigher.

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Closeupofaboaconstrictorhead.|Source

FatalitiesCausedbyBoaConstrictors
In2010apet,9footboaconstrictorstrangleditsownerwhilehewasshowingitto
afriend.
Thereforeapparently,thisspecieshascausedonedeath.Howeveronecouldonly
imaginethestupidityandunfairnessthatwouldresultifwedecidedtoban
everythingthathascausedasingledeath.
Wedessentiallyhavetobanourexistence.Moreimportantly,thisHubis
addressingpublicsafety,andanattackagainsttheowneroftheanimalisnot
consideredtobeanattackagainstamemberoftheuninvolvedpublic.Sonotonly
areboaconstrictorincidencespatheticallyrare(asareincidenceswiththelarger
snakeswhichhaveactuallykilledpeoplewitharegularoccurrence),buttheyare
evenlesslikelytooccurtowardapersonwhoisnotinvolvedwiththecareofthe
animal.
Therefore,outsideofbaselessfear,discomfortwithaneighborowningthese
animalsisunjustifiedandsenseless.

AClosingNote:WhyExoticPetsDon'tThreatenPublicSafety
Thewords"exoticpet"frightensmany,butlittledomanypeopleknowthatwhen
theysupportexoticpetbans,theymaybeempoweringbansfortheirownpets,
suchasferrets,sugarglidersandselectrodentsthattheydon'tconsidertobe
exotics(nottomentionbreedspecificlegislationofdomesticatedanimals).The
wordexotichasneverbeensynonymouswiththewords"largeanddangerous,"
butofcourse,thisisitsmainassociation.Animalrightsgroupsarenotignorantto
thewordtheyjusttendtokeepquietontheirantipositiontowardmorecommon
andlessovertlythreateninganimalssuchashedgehogs,sugargliders,reptiles,
andotherssotheycangainthisgroup'ssupporttotakethebigguysdownfirst.
Therearehowever,manyarticlesthatindicatetheirdisgustwithkeepingeven
smallpetslikethese.
Acommontacticbyanticaptiveanimalorganizations(suchasTheHumane
SocietyoftheUnitedStatesortheAnimalLegalDefenseFund),istoeverso
subtly,throwallsocalledexoticanimalsintothesamecategorywhenthese
groupsspeaktolegislators.Inotherwords,ifachimpmaulstheirowner,afennec
foxisalsoresponsibleforit.IfahumancontractsmonkeypoxfromapetGambian
pouchedrat,youshouldfeardiseasefromanyotheranimalthatisnt
domesticatedeventhoughdomesticatedanimalsarecapableofzoonotictransfer
aswell.
Candomesticatedanimalsharborpotentialpathogensorcausedeaths?
Absolutely,andoftendomesticatedanimalssuchasrabbits,guineapigs,and
livestockareincludedwithinassessmentsofexoticpetzoonosis.Rarelyarethere
everincidentslikethesefromanimalsthatareoftenbannedwithoutquestionsuch
aswildfelines,canines,andotherlargelyuncommonpets.Eachanimalspecies
presentuniquerisksthisjustappliestoallanimalsingeneralregardlessof
domesticationandpopularity.
Therefore,whenIsaythattheanimalsonthislistwhichareallnotlegalinsome
statesare"notathreattopublicsafety,"Imnotsuggestingthattheyposezero
threattoindividualslikeastuffedanimaldoes,orthatapersonshouldleavesmall
childrenalonewiththeseanimalsandfallasleepintheadjacentroom,butthat
theyposethesamethreat,orfarless,thanatypicaldogorcat.

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Animalsofanyrespectablesizehaveteethandcancauseminorinjury.This
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shouldbedistinguishedfromasevereinjury(allareequatedwhenanexoticpetis
theperpetrator),butevenincidencesofthisoccurringtowardpeoplewhoarent
directlyinvolvedwiththeanimalarerareorhaveneveroccurred.

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Thelegislativegoalsthatanimalrightsgroupsarecallingforimposebanson
entiregroupsofanimalswithoutexceptionundertheguisethattheyareall
dangerous,eventhoughsomeclearlyarent.Theyknowthis,buttheirtruegoalis
toeliminateownershipofanimalstosupporttheirideologies.Thediscussionof
exoticpetownershipthenbecomesabattleofwhichsidecaneffectivelyexploit
theignoranceofnonanimalorientedlegislators.

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KAPederson3yearsagofromTexas

Sothat'swhyIamseeingfoxesalloverPinterest!Ihadnoideapeople
werekeepingthemaspets.Ewww!!!Votedyouupforinteresting!
MelissaASmith3yearsagofromNewYork

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I'mnotsurewhyyoufinditgrossKAPederson,they'rerelativelyclean
pets.Anyway,thanksforstoppingbyandcommenting.
Shaddie3yearsagofromWashingtonstate

"Ew"isawordIfindverystrangewhenusedtodescribeafox...Theyare
reveredanimalsinbothfablesandpopularmediaasbeingsharpwitted
survivalists.Iamunsurewhyanyonewouldthinktheyweregross.
Mischievousandmeddlesome,perhaps...
Greathub,goodtoseesomereptilerepresentationhere.Iwouldn'tgoso
farastosaythatother(larger)snakeskillwith"regularoccurrence,"since
lessthanonedeathayeardoesnotseemveryregulartome,butofallthe
constrictorssavefortheBurm,theredtailhasgottohavetheworst
reputationsimplybecauseofitsname.Peopledon'tevenknowwhata
"Boaconstrictor"ismostofthetime,theyjusthearitandgetscared.
AnythingthatcoilsarounditspreyandisbigmustbeaBoaconstrictor,to
them!Oiy...
Servalsmakefantasticpets,wehaveacouplethatcomeintotheclinicon
occasion.Oneinparticularwillplaywiththemastiffitsharesahomewith.
Most"domestic"catswon'tdothat!Ifindservalstobeexcellentpets,
worthyofmuchmoresocialacceptance.
MelissaASmith3yearsagofromNewYork

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Yeah,evenminusculeoccurrencesareoccurrences,haha.Iwasjust
tryingtoemphasizehowpointlessthefearofboaconstrictorsare.For
somereasonpeoplehearthatnameandthinkhumankiller.Wecan
probablyexpectthattherewillbenofatalitiesfromthemforalongtime,
andtheyareextremelypopularpetreptiles,soit'snotthatfewpeople
keepthem.Mostreptilesareprobablyharmlesstoo(onlyexceptions,giant
monitors,venomoussnakes,crocodilianseventhesearehardlyapublic
safetyissue),Ithinktheyaregenerallymoreexpectedthanexotic
mammals,whichmostpeoplearen'tawarethatpeoplekeepthemaspets.
Gladtohearservalsaregoodpets,WANT,haha.Doyouworkwithazoo
vet?
Shaddie3yearsagofromWashingtonstate

Iwish!Iworkatanexoticvetclinicthough,whichmayjustbethenextbest
thing.Asyouknow,"exotic"canmeananythingfromparrots,rabbits,
ferrets,andhamsters,toskunks,genets,kinkajous,bobcatsand'roos:)

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Love,love,lovethisarticle!Somanypeoplearemisinformed,
brainwashed,and/orplainignorant..Orifit'sjustnotyourthing(owning
animalsorexotics)thenletothersbe!Ifdedicated,responsible,kindand
knowledgeableanimalownerstreatandcarefortheiranimalsproperly
thentherestshouldbackoff!
Somecollectguns,goskydiving,racecars,have10kids,hikeextreme
mountains...Thelistgoeson!Thepointiswhohastherighttotellanyone
howtolive,whattodo,wheretogoorwhatANIMALStoown/have...As
longastheydon'ttrulyposeathreattoanyoneormistreat/abusethe
animalwhocares?!?!I'msotiredofthisworldbecomingsoover
regulatedandcontrolled!It'scrazyhowpeoplethinkit'sokaytohave
zoos,animalparks,etcbutit'snotokaytoownsomeofthese'exotics'
privately,which9outof10gettreatedandtakencareofbetter!70%of
peopleshouldn'townANYpets(domesticatedornot)so,whyfocuson
owning'exotics'???Rantover...Peoplewillalwayshavetheiropinions,I
justwantmyfreedomandrightjustastheyhavewithwhateveritisthey
choosetoown,collect,ordo!
I'mactuallywaitingformybabyservaltoarriveandIcan'twait!I'lltreatit
betterandprovidemoreforitthanmostdo(the'anti'exoticfanatics)for
theirchildren.Again,thanksforthearticleandIjusthopemorepeople
opentheirmindandhearttosomeofthesewonderfulanimals!
MelissaASmith3yearsagofromNewYork

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YouarequitecorrectLolo,andunfortunatelyeventheantizoosentiment
isgrowing.I'mjealous,Iwantaserval.They'renotlegalinmystate.
LoLo3yearsago

That'sawful!Ohh,youneedtomovethen)
MelissaASmith3yearsagofromNewYork

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Yes,thatisintheworks,toNC.HopefullywhenIgothereinthefuture
newbanswon'tbeinplaceinthetownorthestate.
DrMark19613yearsagofromTheBeachofBrazil

Greatlist,Melissa,andIamsharingthisontwitter.
IwanttoaddTegus,sincetheyarelikemellowhousecats.Mylargemale
preferstojustfindasunnycornerofmystudiotoplopdownin.Heisalot
lessdangerousthanadog.
MelissaASmith3yearsagofromNewYork

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ThanksDr.Mark,thereareofcoursemanyanimalsthatcouldbeonthis
list,butI'vefoundthatniceshortlittlelistsgetmoreattentionfromthe
generalpublicthanaboringcomprehensivedictionaryonalltheother
pets,lol.Peopletendtofindthemorescalyfurlessanimalsunsettlingbut
mostofthemareharmless.Myiguanaisprobablyworsethantegus,
despitebeingavegan.
DrMark19613yearsagofromTheBeachofBrazil

Ilaughedatthatcomment,sinceitmademeremembermyiguana(whenI
livedinChicago).HewasaLOTworsethanaTegu,butstillalotsafer
thanabigguarddog!
cmoonwolf3yearsago

Iagreewithallthistheseanimalsandallharmlessonesshouldnotbe
bannedanywhereinanyway,iagreewithpermitsbecauseexoticsarenot
foreveryoneandwithanyanimalyoushoulddoyourhomeworkbefore
getting,butneverbanned.Iwouldlovetohaveafoxbutasfarasiknow
can'tbecauseofthesesenselessbans.I'dgladlypaythepermitcostto
ownonebutit'ssenselesstonotallowmeatall.Yesifyouarecareless
theycouldscrewwithwildlifesystems,butthat'swhypermitswouldbe
goodandinspectionsorwhatever,tomakesuretheywon'tletthat
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threattotheecosystemorwhateverbuttheyaren'tdangerous.Usually
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thosewillingtopayproperpermitsaregonnaberesponsibleenoughto
avoidanyescapesandtroubles,thatgoesforanyanimalowner.Wishwe
couldendthissenselessness?!
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Iagreecmoonwolf,andwherefoxesarelegalIhaven'theardofany
environmentaldestruction.Catsareadifferentstory.
saveahusky3yearsagofromMaine

LovethisHUB!IwishIcouldhaveapetfox
MelissaASmith3yearsagofromNewYork

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Thankssaveahusky.Theyareinterestingpets.
Shaquiqui3yearsago

Hello.Girrllll,youcool.
MelissaASmith3yearsagofromNewYork

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ThanksShaquiqui
PADDYBOY603yearsagofromCentrevilleMichigan

Verycoolhub.Thanks.
MelissaASmith3yearsagofromNewYork

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ThanksPaddyboy
jimmyglaughlin3yearsagofromColorado

Greathub!Petloverhere.Verycoolpetsyouhavelisted,mayIhaveone
ofeachplease,LOL!
MelissaASmith3yearsagofromNewYork

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GladtohearthatJimmy,IwishIhadenoughroomforallofthesetoo!
Billrrrr3yearsagofromCapeCod

YouhadmerightupuntilNumber10.I'dbewillingtoconsiderallyour
otherchoicesbutnotthesnake!
MelissaASmith3yearsagofromNewYork

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HiBIllrrr,thanksforreadingandnumber10willnotharmyouatall.
Probablyoneofthemost'harmless'additionsonthislist.
Availiasvision3yearsagofromCalifornia

Iwantoneofthosefoxes!Supercute.
MelissaASmith3yearsagofromNewYork

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HiAvailiasvision,metoo,theyarealittleloudthough.
marionlangley3yearsagofromTheStudy

Otherthantheboaandthebushbaby(mysisterinlawhasone)Ihadno
ideatheseotheranimalswerekeptaspets.Veryinteresting.
MelissaASmith3yearsagofromNewYork

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Wow,bushbabiesaren'tverycommonaspetsintheU.S.,Iwouldbevery
excitedifIknewsomeonewhohadone.Manymorepeoplehavefennecs
andkinkajous.Manyanimalscanbekeptaspets,althoughtheyarenotas
simpleasdogsandcats.ThanksforcommentingMarion.
Dreamhowl3yearsagofromUnitedStatesofAmerica

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Thesearesomeinterestingexoticpets,andIagreethatmanyofthem
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seemnomoredangerousthansomeofthepetspeoplenormallykeep.
We'vegottenalotoflizardsinmypetstorerecentlythatareconsidered
exotic,andtheyevenstartedcarryingtarantulasandscorpions(which
aren'trecommendedtobehandledmuchatall).I'dtakeoneofthese
exoticanimalsoverascorpionortarantulaforsure.Votedup!
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Thanksdreamhowl!Itissimplymaddeningthattheseanimalsarecalled
dangerousbecausetheyareunique.
queerlyobscure3yearsagofromMelbourne,Australia

OhthesearealladorableandI'msurehavethepotentialtomakelovely
pets.I'vealwayswantedtokeepaboabutI'veneverlivedinasituation
whereeveryoneelselivingwithmewouldhavebeenhappyaboutit.
MelissaASmith3yearsagofromNewYork

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Yes,theycanmakegoodpetsbutitdependsonwhatyou'relookingfor
andwillingtotolerate.Iknowwhatyoumean,myparentshatesnakes,yet
Ibought8ofthemanyway.
Solaras3yearsago

GreatArticle!Votedupandawesome.LovetheFennecFoxes!!I
understandtheyareverypopularaspetsinRussia.Doyouknowifthey
canbewalkedonlead?
MelissaASmith3yearsagofromNewYork

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ThanksSolaras,fennecscanbetrainedtowearaharnessbutIdon'tthink
theywillwalkonaleadlikeasmalldog.Itwouldbemorelikewalkingacat
(lettingthemdothewalking).Itisalsodangerousbecausetheanimalcan
getawayandtheywouldbealmostimpossibletocatchifthishappened,
soonlyinsidewouldbebest.
Carl80333yearsago

Thefennecfoxesaresocute,Iwouldn'tmindhavingthemaspets.Great
hub:)
DanetteWatt3yearsagofromIllinois

Awomaninthenexttownoverhadapetmonkey.Shevisitedadogpark
andthemonkeybitaboyonthearm.Hewasn'tinteractingwiththe
monkeyatall,hewasreallyjustpettingadogbutapparentlythemonkey
wasratherprotective/possessiveofthedog.Ithinkshe'sgoingtobe
forcedtotakeittotheSt.LouisZootolive.
MelissaASmith3yearsagofromNewYork

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ThanksCarl8033,theyareprettyinteresting.
MelissaASmith3yearsagofromNewYork

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HiDanette,I'veheardofthatincident.Monkeyscanbeverypossessive.
Thebitewasnotseverebutitisprotocoltoscreensuchanimalsforrabies
andotherdiseasesareaconcern,whichiswhyhospitalizationoften
occurs.Howeveritishighlyunlikelythatsolepetmonkeyswillhave
something.Theyreallyoughttonotbetakenoutinpublic,thatisastupid
thingtodo,especiallywithOldworldmonkeyslikemacaques.Sofarthis
yearno'pet'exoticshavekilledorcriticallyinjuredanypersonbutdogs,
notably'bullybreeds'haveseveraltimes.
beckieland3yearsagofromBinghamtonNY

Iwantafennecfox!TheChihuahuaisanancestorIwasholdingmy
Chihuahuaatananimalshowing.Wewerestandingnexttothefennec
fox.AspectatorthoughtIwasholdingalargerversionofthesamefox!
Theyalmostlookedalike.
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Hibeckie,theycanlookalike,butfoxesdon'thavecompatiblegenomes
withdogstoproduceoffspring.Ibelieveitisjustconvergence.Thanksfor
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LisaKoski3yearsagofromWA

I'veneverheardofsomeoftheseanimalsbefore.Thisisaveryfascinating
andinformativeread.Myboyfriend'sdreamistoonedayhaveafoxfora
pet.Iwilldefinitelybepassingyourarticlealong!
MelissaASmith3yearsagofromNewYork

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HiLisa,foxesaredefinitelysomethinghecanaspiretogetifhelivesinthe
rightstate,particularlyfennecfoxes.Otherfoxes(reg,arctic,grey)are
mainlyoutdoorpetsunlesshecanfindaRussiandomesticatedsilverfox.
Thanksforstoppingby!
lyndaroux3yearsagofromAlva,Fl

Ithinkyourheartandmindareintherightplacesasfarthewildorexotic
animals,however,onehastoconsidertheconsequencesofwhathappens
totheseanimals.Therearepoachersoutthereandthemajorityofthese
animalsareillegallycapturedandshippedtotheUSA.
Mostpeoplehaven'ttheexperiencetoprovidethepropercareorwhen
theanimalbecomestomuchtohandle,theyoftenendupinthewrong
hands.Ifeelthebanonexoticanimalsistherightdirectionstoproceed.
Ithinkitiscruelandunusualpunishmenttowardstheseinnocentanimals.
Wewouldn'tliketotakenfromouronlyhomeweknowortakenfromour
parentsbeforewearereadynorisitfairtocapturesomethingwildand
cageitforfortherestofit'slife.
MelissaASmith3yearsagofromNewYork

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Whereareyougettingthisinformation?Isthisasubjectthatyounormally
follow?Whereistheproofthatmostexoticsareillegallypoached?Itis
illegaltodothatandthereareheavyrestrictionsonwildimportedanimals
nordoesitpayforpoacherstocatchanyanimalsonthislistandsmuggle
themtotheU.S.Youarefreetopointoutanyprooftothecontrary.
Whatisyourexperiencewithanimalsandwhathasledyoutobelievethey
thinklikehumans?
Regardlessofallthatitisarrogantandoppressivetobansomething
simplybecauseyoudon'tagreewithit.Therearemillionsofpeopleout
therewhowouldlovetobannonveganfood,andIcancertainlytellyou
animalswouldbeafan,shouldtheybeableto?WhatifItooksomething
importantfromyoubecauseIhadatrivial'moralobjection'despitehaving
littlesubstantiation.Whydon'tyouthinkaboutthatforawhile.
Vegas3yearsago

IownanAfricanserval.Years,I'vealwaysownedadog.Whenshepasses
awaywepurchaseaserval.Hegoeseverywherewithus,ifhedoesn'tlike
someoneorsomethinghejustmindhisownbusinessbywalkingawayor
stayquiet.He'sneverattackedanyone.Iagreethebanningofsome
exoticanimalsthatareafewhundredpoundsthatcanoverpowera
humanbutexoticslistedarewaymoreharmlessthenadogwhowillattack
andharmahuman.Mostexoticssmentionedabovewillrunbeforethey
attackanyone.Servalsarethegreatestpettopetownerswhodoenough
researchandforpeoplewhospendenoughtimewiththem.Forsurethey
arenotforeveryonebutifyoureallyspendthetimeandeffort,thereward
oncebondedwiththemisincredible.
MelissaASmith3yearsagofromNewYork

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ThanksforyourcommentVegas.Wouldliketheopportunitytohaveone
someday.IfInevergettodoit,Idon'twantittobeduetosomeasinine
ban.
mypetfinderph3yearsagofromPhilippines

I'dgetanyofthoseexcepttheboaconstrictor!:)

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Heh,itistheonlynonmammallisted.

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steven2yearsago

iwaswonderingifitisbettertotakesomeanimalstothezootoliveorto
givethemupforadoptioncozireallylovemyfennecfoxesbuttheir
motherjustputtobirthandiamonmywayoutofthecountrycansome
onehelpme?
MelissaASmith2yearsagofromNewYork

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Steven,itislikelythatazoothatacceptspetcastoffsisn'treallyadecent
zoo.SomeexceptionscouldexistIguess.Irecommendpostingthis
informationintheselocations:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/FennecFox/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/ExoticAnimalsFor...evenhere:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Kinkajous/...butpleasescreen
homesthoroughly.Askaboutpastexperience,expectationsofexotics,ect.
Thisisagreatrescuethatcouldprovideinfoorperhapsadoptyourpet:
http://crittercamp.weebly.com/Pleasedonotjustgiveyourpetaway!
Unlessthepersonhasexoticsalreadyandyouarecomfortablewiththem.
Bewarethat'roadsidezoos'mayputyouranimalinasmallcagewithlittle
enrichment...
toptenluxury2yearsagofromCedartown,GA

Thosearesomecrazyideasforexoticpets.Greathub!Votedup!
MelissaASmith2yearsagofromNewYork

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Thankstoptenluxury.
carrieLeeNight2yearsagofromNortheastUnitedStates

InterestingHUB!thefirstonementioned(thefoxcritters)Theyaresoooo
cute.Ineverknewpeoplehadthemaspets.Irememberawhileback
whenpeoplesaidtheyownedferretspeoplegaspedindisbelief,butnow
theyareverycommon.Ithinkastimegoesbywewillstarttohavemore
homeownershostexoticpets.Iknowpotbellypigs,hedgehogsandflying
squirrelsarebecomingmorecommon.Iwonderwhat'snext?
IrememberwhenIwasakidmyaunthadababyraccoon,butthatdidn't
workoutforlongbecauseitbecameveryaggressiveandhadtobe
confidedtothecage...thusshecould'nttakecareofitanymore.Thankyou
forthishub:)Haveawonderfulweek
MelissaASmith2yearsagofromNewYork

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ThanksCarrie.Someanimalsshouldremainunpopularaspetsbecause
theydon'tfitthelifestylesofmostpeople,unlikedogsandcats.However
animalslikeferretsaregoodforanyonewhodoesn'tmindthesmell!
Kallie2yearsago

IactuallyjustmetaguywhousedtoprivatelybreedKinkajousforprivate
homes.Hispriceswereincrediblyhighbecausehefigurediftheywere
willingtospendthemoneyononeofhis,theywouldbeabletoprovidefor
itcomfortably,healsokeptincontactwiththeoneshesoldandhadthem
oncontracts.Thelawschangedandhewasunabletocontinuetosellhis
Kinkajous,buthesaysthattheymadethemostmagnificentpetsandwere
greatfor'averagepetowners'whowouldputinthetimetospendwith
theseanimals.Greatarticleandgoodlist!
MelissaASmith2yearsagofromNewYork

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ThanksKallie.Theyareusuallyaround$22,700.
MelissaASmith2yearsagofromNewYork

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I'mnotsurewhereyoureadthat,Bonnie.Gettingdrunkisperfectlylegal
aslongasyouaren'tbehindthewheel.Ithinkalcoholisamajorpublic
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controlornot),soIwonderwhyunnecessaryattentionispaidtothemand
otheranimals.Iwonder,ifthe'industry'formoreatypicalexoticsis
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boomingsomuch,whynomajorretailersprovideanyproductsforthe
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afffrrrtgjkklll2yearsago

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cjarosz2yearsago

Interestinglookonthings.Someofthesearesocute!IfonlyIcould
actuallyhaveone.Ithinkpeoplecreatethescarethattheyhaveof
animalsperiod.Weposemorethreattoanyanimal,thentheydotous.
Howmanyhavewentextinct,oronthebrinkofit?
MelissaASmith2yearsagofromNewYork

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Iagreecjarosz,thesesmallpetsposenooneanyrealrisk.
desolatefox2yearsago

Interestingarticle.I'vereadafewofyoursafterendinguponHubtoread
areviewofthemovieBlackfish.
Ilovesavannahcats,IswearonedayIwillownone.Fornowthough,nice
toseeboasmakingthelist.)Ihaveone,andhe'sprettydocile.Alittle
cageaggressive,butthat'sunderstandable.
MelissaASmith2yearsagofromNewYork

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Mysnakesassociatemypresencewithfoodandalwaystakeitasan
opportunitytolungeatme.
desolatefox2yearsago

Lol!Well,thatmakeslifeinterestingforyou,I'msure.That'swhyIfeedin
separateplastictubs.Somepeoplesayitdoesn'tmakeadifference,butat
leastacoupleofmysnakesseemtoknowwhatthetubmeans.Myyoung
carpetpythonhasonlyeverbittenmewhileinorleavingthefeedingtub,
neverinherenclosureorwhilebeinghandled.Whileinthetub,shestrikes
thesideanytimeImovetooclosetoit.Ialwaysworrythesillythingis
gonnabreakafangdoingthat.
MelissaASmith2yearsagofromNewYork

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HahawellmysnakesseemtogetstressedeasilysoIdon'tlikemoving
them.BallscanbeveryfunnyaboutfeedingI'msureyouknow.
DACA2yearsago

WowBonnieyoumightwanttodoalittleresearch.Isharemyhomewith
severalfoxes(redfoxvulpes,vulpes)andtheydidnotcomefromthe
"wild."Theywereprivately/ranchraisedforthepast200years.Theyhave
anoutdoorrunandtheycanchooseiftheywanttobeinthehouseor
outdoors.Theyusealitterboxandseveralofthemsleepattheendofmy
bed.Theyaresoincredibly"wild"thatwetakethemintoschoolstoexhibit
themforK5thgraders!Viciouslittlebeastieshavenearlylickedtheface
offmanyanunpreparedchild(mostlybecausewegorightafterlunch)!:P
Wealsohavenearly20FallowDeerandwe'reonwaitinglistsforboth
MuntjacDeerandPatagonianCavies.Noneoftheseanimalscamefrom
thewild.Mostofthemwouldbeunabletosurviveinthewildandwoulddie
aslowpainfuldeathcausedbystarvation.
MelissaIreallyenjoyedyourarticleandthepositivespinitputonexotics!
We'reincrediblyluckytoliveinastatethatallowsustohavethesecritters
inourhome(withproperpermits).
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ThanksforthatgreatcommentDACA!Iwishmystatewasaslenientas
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Jasmine2yearsago
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WhileIdoagreethatexoticanimalsaregivenabadrep,Ialsowonder
haveyouthoughtaboutthecomparisonyouaremaking?Youmentionhow
therearemoreincidentsof"domesticatedanimals"likedogshurting
peoplethanthereare"exoticanimals".However,couldn'titbethatitjust
seemsliketherearemoreincidentsbecauseofthefactthattherearefar
moredogsinhomesthantheseotheranimals?Ifyouweretotakethetotal
of"domesticanimals"inhomesandusethatnumbertocomeupwitha
percentageofharmfulincidentsandthentakethetotalof"exoticanimals"
inhomesandusethatnumbertogetapercentageofharmfulincidents
mostlikelyyouwillfindthatthenumbersarenotthatfarapart.SowhileI
agreethatexoticanimalsshouldnotbelumpedintoonecategoryIalso
saythatwhatwecalldomesticanimalsshouldnotbegivenabadrep
either.Weareallanimalsinthisworldandthechancesofaharmful
incidentbyanyanimalthatisinahomeisalmostthesametome.
MelissaASmith2yearsagofromNewYork

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Jasmine,Imadethepointyou'remakinginthisarticle:
http://hubpages.com/animals/exoticpetattackgoog...
Butthemainpointisthatoutofnearlyeveryexoticpetincident,thevictim
istheownerorthepersonassumingtheriskofbeinginvolvedwiththe
animal,whichisrelevantto'public'safety.Itisnotcommonforexoticsto
escapeandattack,unlikewithdogs,whicharetraditionallyleftbehind
easytoescapefences.Ifpeopletreateddogsliketigers,Iwouldagree,
attacksbytigerswouldbeatdogs,butthatwon'teverhappen.Theanimals
listedhereareunlikelytocauseafatalitytoanyoneotherthananinfant.
It'snot_public_safety2yearsago

It'senvironmentalsafety.Forexample,boaconstrictorsescapedfromtheir
ownersinFloridathriveintheEvergladesthey'remultiplyinghugelyand
causingmassiveecologicaldamagerightnow,basicallyeatingeverymeat
theycanfind.Damaginginvasivespeciesisonemainreasonfor
import/exportrestrictionsoncertainthings.
MelissaASmith2yearsagofromNewYork

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I'mawareofinvasivespecies,anditISpublicsafetybecausethat'swhat
thelegislatorsaresaying.That'swhyit'scalled'dangerouswildanimal
act',ect.Furthermore,thereareNOsignificantmammalianinvasive
speciesthatoriginatefromthepettrade,butplentyofdomesticated
animalsthathavegoneferalandaremessinguptheenvironment(dogs,
cats,pigeons,wildpigs,horses),sothatblowsyourstatementfaroutof
thewaterI'mafraid.
brianna2yearsago

wellIcanseetheboacausemanypetownersandtheirkidshavebeen
killedbytheirboas.MostarebannedduetomoreandmoreExoticPets
beingreleasedbyiresablepetownerorjustplanescapingintothewild
andtheblackmarket.
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Ionlyfoundoneboarelatedfatalitybrianna.
CassandraCooper2yearsago

It'snot_public_safety,accordingtoDNAstudies,themajorityofsnakes
looseinFloridaoriginatefromonebreedingfacilitythatwasdestroyed
duringahurricane.That'swhyfacilitiesnowhavetofollowstrictdisaster
ruleswhenamajorstormisabouttohit.Peoplereleasingtheirpetsis
almostanonexistentfactor.Theconstrictors'numbersarealsofalling
becauseofthecoldsnapsoccurringtherelately.The"invasive"snakes
arekindoftropicalandsubtropicalandsotheydon'tsurvivetemperate
conditionsverywell.Ifitisevenaproblem,itisonlyoneortwostates'
problem.
Iamgladtoseeboaconstrictorsonhere!Ihaveawonderfulboawhohas
alwaysbeenjustthesweetestsnake.Hehasneverhissedatme,andonly
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response.OnceIsmartenedupandbegantofeedintheenclosure,that's
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allstopped!Hook/taptrainingasnakeismuchmorereliableandless
stressfulthanfeedinginaseparateenclosure.He'snottheleastbitcage
aggressiveandisevensweetwheninshed.
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Goodtoknowtheymadenewplans.
Amanda2yearsago

Ilovedseeingboasonthislist.Wehaveone(alongwith2Kenyansand
boasand2ballpythons),andhe'sadelight.He'sevenpleasantwhilein
shed,blesshislittleheart.
Thosefennecfoxessoundamazing!Nottherightpetformewehave
enoughrabblerousersinthehousealreadywiththe3cats,2dogs,and4
petrats,butI'dlovetoseeoneupclosesomeday.
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ThankAmanda,Ihopetogetoneinthefuture.
ZookeeperByNature2yearsago

It'snot_public_safety,thosearenotBoaconstrictorsyouarehearing
about.Infact,therearenotreallyanyinvasiveboasanywhereinthe
UnitedStates,asidefromPuertoRico.(Interestinglyenough,thereare
boaspeciesthatarenativetoareassuchasCaliforniaandNewMexico.)
ThesnakesyouarereferringtoareactuallyBurmesepythons,whichare
noticeablydifferentthanboas.Forone,theygetlarger,muchlarger,and
two,theyreproduceatafasterratesince,unlikeboas,theylayeggs
insteadofgivinglifebirth.
DespitethemillionsofBoaconstrictorsthatexistinAmericanhouseholds
andprivatefacilitiesacrossthenationwheretheyarelegal,theyhave
establishedasingleconfirmedinvasivepopulationsinthecontinentalU.S.,
andFloridahasevenmadeanexceptionforthemthatstillallowstheir
ownershipaspetswhereastheyhavebannedlargepythons.
Thosethathavemanagedtoescape(whichismorelikelythansomeone
dumpingthem)haveeitherbeenfound,captured,ordonotsustain
themselveslongenoughtobreedanddieoffshortlyafterdueto
environmentalhazards,suchasthegreatNorthAmericancoldfronts.
theBAT2yearsago

Interestinghub.Perhaps,Whatisimportantistheobjectivedetermination
ofwhethertheanimalcancoexistinanurbancommunity.Isthe"exotic
pet"ontheendangeredlist?Thanksforsharing.
ZookeeperByNature2yearsago

CorrectiontooneoftheparagraphsImadeaboveduetoatypo:
DespitethemillionsofBoaconstrictorsthatexistinAmericanhouseholds
andprivatefacilitiesacrossthenationwheretheyarelegal,theyhave
*NOT*establishedasingleconfirmedinvasivepopulationsinthe
continentalU.S.,andFloridahasevenmadeanexceptionforthemthat
stillallowstheirownershipaspetswhereastheyhavebannedlarge
pythons.
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ThanksZookeeperByNature.
Jabberwocky2yearsago

Iwasabsolutleyappalledbyresponsetolyndarox'scomments.Shewas
simplystatingherconcernfortheseexoticpets,andyouberatedherand
insultedherintelligence.Shemaynothavestatedhersources,butithas
beenmadeknowntothepublicbyvetrinaryandanimalgroups(notjust
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Evenifthatwerenotthecase,tobelittlesomeoneforobjectingtoyour
opinionshowsastaggeringlackofdebateskills.Totellsomeonethatthey
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"TheAmericanVeterinaryMedicalAssociation,theUnitedStates
DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA),andtheCentersforDiseaseControl
andPrevention(CDC)haveallexpressedoppositiontothepossessionof
certainexoticanimalsbyindividuals.
Exoticanimalsdonotmakegoodcompanions.Theyrequirespecialcare,
housing,diet,andmaintenancethattheaveragepersoncannotprovide.
Wheninthehandsofprivateindividualstheanimalssufferduetopoor
care.Theyalsoposesafetyandhealthriskstotheirpossessorsandany
personcomingintocontactwiththem."
https://www.avma.org/News/JAVMANews/Pages/020801c....
MelissaASmith2yearsagofromNewYork

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JabberwockyHercommentswereutterlyuntrue.Theanimalsonthislist
(fennecfox,smallwildcats,tamandua,bushbaby,sloths,boaconstrictor,
wallaby,deer,capybara)areeithernotnormallytakenfromthewildto
supplythepettradeintheU.S.ornever.
Manypeoplejustautomaticallyassumeanondomesticatedanimalwas
capturedfromthewild.Theyareprobablythinkingofoneortwoanimals
wherethismightbetrue(cheetah,orangutan,slowloris),andofcourse,
thiswastrueatonepointinhistory,butnowwehavecaptivebreeding.It's
notrocketscience.
Bedisgustedallyouwant.Idon'tusuallyrespondkindlytopeoplewho
accusemeofanimalcrueltyafterhavingstatedawhollyignorant,madeup
statisticasafact.ButIactuallydidnotcallherarrogantnordidI"insult"
hersoitsoundslikeyou'rejustangrythatyouagreewithherwrong
opinionandneededanexcusetocallmyreply'infantile'.
Yourcommentismoredeservingofaninsult.Tryusingyourownbrain
sometime.Yourquotesmakenosenseatall.Theysoundlikea
precautionarywarningthatblanketeveryanimalthatcanbeconsidered
'exotic'yetsomeexoticsarefareasiertocareforthandogsandcatsifthe
ownerhasbasiccompetence.Andofcourse,moredifficultanimalscanbe
ownedtoo.I'mtiredofrepeatingmyself.It'sassimpleastherightanimal
fortherightowner.
mueblesdejardin2yearsagofrommadrid

beautifuldocoment!
LeighAnne2yearsago

No.Exoticsarenotmeanttobekeptbyhumanswho,afterrealizingthat
theneedsoftheanimalarebeyondwhatcanbeprovided,arejustgoing
toenduprelegatingtheanimaltoalifeofneglect,abuse,orrestricted
movement.Exoticsneedtobewild.Leavethemthere.Thereare
thousandsofexoticsthatareabandonedbyownerswhojustwantedto
feelspecialowninganexotic.Ifyoureallyloveanimals,thisisnothowto
showit.
MelissaASmith2yearsagofromNewYork

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HoworiginalLeighAnne,haven'theardthatbefore.
ameagari2yearsago

Oh,howoriginal!arebuttalthatconsistsofironicallysaying"howoriginal!"
Melissa,Ithoughtyoudeservedasomewhatrespectfulreplytoyourhub,
butafterreadingyourresponsestoyourdetractorsincludingtheone
directlyabovethisIreallydon'thaveenoughrespectremainingforyou
toofferone.
LeighAnneiscorrect.It'sashamethatyourdesireforacute,unique
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therespecttobeleftwild.I'msorryherresponsetoyouwan'toriginalthe
lackoforiginalitymayhavetodowiththebasisinfact.Sometimeswhen
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I'mgoingtorespondtosomeofyourpoints.Thisis,bytheway,asubjectI
dofollowclosely.Ihaveanddocareforexoticpetswhichhavebeengiven
upbyownerswhothoughtitwascooltohavethem,untiltheyrealizedthat
meetingtheseanimals'basicneedswasbeyondtheabilityofanynormal
homeorcaregiver.
melissasaid:"Whereareyougettingthisinformation?Isthisasubjectthat
younormallyfollow?Whereistheproofthatmostexoticsareillegally
poached?Itisillegaltodothatandthereareheavyrestrictionsonwild
importedanimalsnordoesitpayforpoacherstocatchanyanimalsonthis
listandsmugglethemtotheU.S.Youarefreetopointoutanyprooftothe
contrary."
Tryagooglesearch.You'reabiggirl,Iamsureyoucanfindtheinfoifyou
werereallyinterestedinfacts.Butjustincase,here'soneforyou.
http://www.animalplanet.com/tvshows/fatalattract...
Everreadaboutthepoachersandillegalimporterswhouse/tape/tobind
birdstotheinsideoftheirclothing,wrappingtheirbeaksintapetokeep
themquiet?Mostdon'tsurvivethetripbutyes,itdoespaywhenthe
poachermanagestoselltheoneortwooutof20thatdidsurvive.I've
seenthepicturesoftheaftermath.
melissasaid"Regardlessofallthatitisarrogantandoppressivetoban
somethingsimplybecauseyoudon'tagreewithit."
Really?We'retheoneswhoareignorantandoppressive?Ignorantmy
dearthatisthekindestthingIcansayaboutyouatthispoint.Oppressive?
Yes,I'dcallitoppressivetokeepanondomesticcreaturethathasby
godorbyevolutionbeendesignedtoliveinawildernessyouare
completelyincapableofrecreating,withothersofitskindthat'swhatIcall
oppressive.Butit'sjustananimalright?Andyouloveitandhugitand
squeezeitandcallitGeorgesoit'sjustFINE.
melissasaid:"Therearemillionsofpeopleouttherewhowouldlovetoban
nonveganfood,andIcancertainlytellyouanimalswouldbeafan,?"
Ohyes,I'msurethelionsandalligatorsandraptorsoftheworldwould
appreciatebeingforcedtogoonavegandiet.Oh,wait.Vegandiestaren't
natural.Whatwe'resupportinghereisNATURE,andallowingcreaturesto
remainandthriveintheirnaturalhabitatsratherthanbeacooltalking
pointamongstyourfriendswhenyoubringtheexoticoutathouseparties.
Melissasaid:"WhatifItooksomethingimportantfromyoubecauseIhad
atrivial'moralobjection'despitehavinglittlesubstantiation."
TRIVIALmoralobjection?Here'smytrivialmoralobjectionTHOUSANDS
ofexotic,nondomesticatedanimalsaresubjectedtoimproperliving
conditions,abuse,bad,unnaturaldiets,andabandonmentbecauseof
YOURTRIVIALdesiretoownacoolpet.
Melissasaid:"Whydon'tyouthinkaboutthatforawhile."
Indeed,itwouldbeniceifpeoplecouldTHINK.Youshouldtryit.
Youshouldalsotrysomeresearch.Thedataonwhyexoticsandnon
domesticatedanimalsmakeextraordinarilydifficultandinappropriatepets
isalloverandreadilyavailable.Talktoanyonewhoworksinexoticanimal
rescue.
Mostappallingofallisyourobnoxiousattitudetowardanyonewhohas
expressedanydifferingopiniontoyours,anysuggestionthatpeople
shouldn'townexotics.Thecommentimmediatelyprecedingminewhere
yousmuglydismisssomeone'sverypoliteandconscientiousobjectionisa
stellarexample.
Iwonderifyou'dmakeagoodpet.Ihopeyouhavesomepleasantdreams
whereyougettofindoutwhatitislike.
Dogsandcatsarehumancompanions.Theydon'tneedacagetoremain
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animalsonyourlistdorequirecagesandrestraint.Thatshouldmakeyou
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MelissaASmith2yearsagofromNewYork

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ameagariYou'veearnedtheduncecapoftheweekoutofthepostsI've
received,eventhoughtheweek'snotover,forfailingtorealizethatthis
postisnotmyONLYpost.I'veaddressedpeoplemakingstatementslike
"no,thatanimalbelongsinthewild",fortwoyears,andIhavearticles
DEDICATEDtothem:
http://hubpages.com/animals/UnderstandingDomestic...
https://pethelpful.com/exoticpets/argumentexotic...
http://hubpages.com/animals/simplelogic
http://hubpages.com/animals/dogssuffer
ThisiswhyIsaid"howoriginal".I'veaddressedtheseassertions,tirelessly,
tediously.Abouteveryotherweekorsoanidiotstartsattackingmewith
theexactsamearguments.Thisweek,that'syou.It'saninsulttomyselfto
eventrytoreplytoyourpoints.TheuseofyourAnimalPlanetlinkas
'proof'thatexoticanimalsareoftenillegallycaughtfromthewildforthe
Americanpettradeissounfathomablypathetic.I'veprobablyvisitedthat
page20timesandspoofedittwice.
Just....go.Don'thumiliateyourselfhereanymore.
Olivia2yearsago

ireallywantaFennecfoxANDasmallbigcat.Iwouldpersonallyenjoya
babylynx.
spike2yearsago

here'sthethingmostpeopledon'tevenneedadogorcatmuchlessany
exoticikeepandhavekeptanythingfromhawksandowlstomanyreptiles
suchasmonitorsandboasimainlykeepvenomousnowipersonallythink
withtheuseofintelligenceanythingcanbekeptasapetandiusethe
termpetloosely
J.R.LaGreca2yearsagofromNewYork,NewYork

Fascinating,informativeandwelldone!
MelissaASmith2yearsagofromNewYork

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ThankyouJ.R.LaGreca
joehelsing2yearsagofromYorkshire,UnitedKingdom

I'vealwayswantedasloth.Greatarticle.
MelissaASmith2yearsagofromNewYork

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Thanksjoehelsing,theyaredifficult.
AerisWright2yearsago

Greatarticle!
nathalia272yearsago

Ihaveseenintelevisionthattherearepeoplethatkeepsnakesastheir
pet.
Ryan24monthsago

Ohwow!!Extremelyinterestingarticle.I'lldefinitelyhavetoreadmoreof
yourarticles.Beautifulanimalsonthislist.Ifinditevenfunnierreadingthe
peoplereplyingtoyou.Anyonewithcommonsensewhoreadyour
article(s)shouldeasilyseethatyouhaveexperience&havedonemore
thanenoughresearch.Thanksformakingmelaugh.Ifpeoplebelievethat
theanimalslistedaremeanttobewildtheirentitledtotheiropinion.Ido
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articlebeginsthatyouaren'tsayingthattheseanimalsshouldbebought
andsoldlegally.Yourjustsayingthatlumpingallexoticanimalsisignorant.
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Istronglybelievenoteveryoneshouldbeallowedtoowncertaindogs.
Alsosomeonesaidthattakingadesertanimal&makingitapetiscruel.
WellisitcrueltoownaSt.BernardorSiberianHuskyinawarmclimate?I
personallysaynotatall.Thankyouforyourknowledgeandexpertise.
Aboveallthankyouforactuallyknowingwhatyourtalkingaboutbefore
writingyourarticle.Fortomanypeoplearedoingthatnowadays.
MelissaASmith24monthsagofromNewYork

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ThanksRyan.
JaneHash24monthsago

SavannahCatsshouldnotbelistedinthisarticle.TheyareNOTexotic.
ThoughtheyareNOTdangerousatall.
MelissaASmith24monthsagofromNewYork

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Jane,notonlyareSavannahsnotdangerous,butneitherareservals.That
isthepointofthisarticle.SomeSavannahshavemoreservalbloodthan
domesticatedcat.
AbdullahAlharbi23monthsago

IslegaltohavecheetahaspetinUSA?
MelissaASmith23monthsagofromNewYork

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Onlyinafewstates,buttheyaren'treallyintheprivatesector.
E17monthsago

greatarticle
FridaNyberg16monthsagofromSweden

Practicallyandlookingathistory,evenbigcats,bears,wolves,wolfdogs,
hyenas,chimps,largesnakes(likereticsandburms)andvenomous
snakesallposeZEROpublicsafetythreat.
http://exoticexotics.tumblr.com/danger
(Iusedyourarticleondangerousanimalsforalotofsources.)
That'swhatreallypissedmeoffaboutthenew"documentary"(whata
joke),called"WildandDangerous:TheWorldofExoticPets".Afterthey
hadalreadyblamedextinction,illegalwildlifetrade,animalcrueltyandall
sortsofthingson"exoticpets"asonebig,broadbrushthentheysaid
thatWORSEthanallofthis,isthe"publicsafetythreat".That'swhenI
turnedoffthefilm,just15minutesin,becauseIcouldn'tstandanymore
bullshit.
MelissaASmith16monthsagofromNewYork

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Iwouldn'tsayzero,butclose.Remember,injuriesarealsoapartofpublic
safetyissues,notjustfatalities.Irecallanonpetownergettingattacked
byabear(I'llhavetodooneonthemlater),andmyrecentwriteuplists
thepotentialuninvolvedpublicincidenceswithbigcats.Oneexample:
"August11,1993Georgetown,OH:Twoteenageboyssufferedfacialcuts
whenalionattackedone,andtheotherattemptedtointercede.Theboys
werewalkingwhenapetlionescapedfromhiscageandattackedthem
unprovoked."
Ofcourse,thishastodowithsmallerpopulations(especiallyhyenasand
chimps)andmoreprecautionaryactionstaken,butthat'stobeexpected.It
isaGOODthingthatoverall,exoticpetownershavebeenresponsible
enoughtoseverelylimitfatalitiesandinjuries.Butwhatanawesomesite!
KristenHowe15monthsagofromNortheastOhio

Melissa,thisisinterestingtosaytheleast.Itdependsonhowmuch
environmentyouhaveandwhatyourneighborssay.Someofthose

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animalsIneverheardofbefore,whiletherestI'llsaypass.Votedup!
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MelissaASmith15monthsagofromNewYork

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ThanksKristen.
KristenHowe15monthsagofromNortheastOhio

You'rewelcome.
Isabelle14monthsago

Toobadsavannahcatsarebannedinmyprovince.Iwouldlovetohavea
bigcatlikethat.Theyaresobeautiful!!
Yvonne14monthsago

Ithinkanaspectyouaremissingiswheretheseanimalsarecomingfrom
andwhoaretheygoingto.Manyexoticpetbreedersandimportersare
strictlyinitfortheprofitwhichcanleadtoanunhealthyanimalandmany
peopledonotdoenoughresearchintowhattypeofanimalisbestsuited
totheirhome.
MelissaASmith14monthsagofromNewYork

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Yvonnethat'snotwhatthisarticleisabout.
Yvonne14monthsago

Yes,butthisarticlewithoutthatinformationisjustpromotingbaddecision
making.Mostoftheseanimalsarenotbredinthestatesandsoyouend
uporderingoneontheinternetlikethenewlatestgadget.Thereisnoway
tobesurethepersonyouaredealingwithisreputable,orresponsibly
breedingorlegallyharvesting.Youhavecommentsof"heythatiscool,I
wantone"withnothoughtastowhatgoesintoownership.Thisiswhy
therearesomanyanimalsinzoosandsanctuarieswhobeganaspets
andendupmistreated,displaced,animalswithhealthproblems.Thesame
waypopularanimalsendupinrescues.Ifyouhaveinformationonhowto
goaboutproperlyfindingareputablebreederofanyofthesepleaselet
thosecommentingknowsotheycanpurchaseahealthyanimaltheycan
loveforafulllifetime.
MelissaASmith14monthsagofromNewYork

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Mostoftheseanimalsare99%ofthetimeborninthestates.Slothsmight
betheonlyexception.
MelissaASmith9monthsagofromNewYork

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Idon'tunderstandtwitter:(
Jewel5monthsago

Ilikealloftheseanimals,exceptmaybetheboaconstrictor.......\/013
uwy4monthsago

itisn'tgoodtokeepwildcatsasmostofthemareendangeredandifitisin
captivityitdoesnotcontributetoconservationandbybuyingitpeople
createademandforitandthenumberofthesespeciesinthewilddecline.
althoughtheconservationstatusis"leastconcern"itmaydropandthereis
apossibilitythattheycouldbecomeextinct.
butitisacoolexoticpetandIwouldliketoown1
WftRight3monthsagofromWyoming

I'veownedpetsnakesforovertenyears.Duringthattime,I'mawareof
fivedeathsintheUnitedStates.
Twoofthosedeathsinvolvedreticulatedpythonsthatweresick.Inboth
cases,theownerwastryingtoadministermedicinealone.Idon'tknow
exactlywhattheyweredoingineachcase,butmedicatingasnakeusually
involveseithergivingashot,puttingmedicineinapreyitemandfeeding
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intothestomach.Noonelikesgettingashot,andanythingthatsimulates
feedingcantriggerasnake'sconstrictandfeedresponse.Ontopofthese
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ThemostfamousdeathwasthelittlegirlinFlorida.Hermotherusedillegal
drugs.Hermother'sboyfriendusedanddealtdrugs.Thelittlegirlwas
malnourishedandunderweight.Eventheboyfriend'spetsnakewas
underweight.Childrenareoftenabusedbybadboyfriends.Thischild
didn'thaveachanceregardlessofwhatkindofpethekept.
Thefourthcaseinvolvedaguywhowasfoundinthedoorwayofhis
Burmesepython'scage.Hehadabloodalcoholof0.2.Goodthingsdon't
happenwhenpeoplehavethathighabloodalcohol.Nooneisabsolutely
certainthatthesnakekilledtheguy.Evenifthesnakeconstrictedtheguy,
wedon'tknowwhetherhedidsomethinginadrunkenstuporthatledto
theattack.
Thefinalcaseistheboaconstrictormentionedinthisarticle.I'veheard
thatthesnakedidnotattackbutwasjustexploringandconstrictedthe
owner'sneckinordertoclimbontoashelforsomething.Thataccount
saysthattheguyblackedoutandmayhavehithishead.Sometimesin
martialarts,someoneisputinasleeperholdandjustdoesn'twakeup
again.That'safreakaccident,butitdoesn'tsuggestoveraggression.
There'snocaseforanyofthebigsnakesbeingparticularlydangerousto
theirowners.Snakesoverabout12feetinlengthrequirealittlemore
attentiontologistics,buttheyaren'tdangeroustotheirownersorthe
generalpublic.Onebigdangerofanysnakeover9or10feetistripping
overapartofthesnake'sbodyifoneiswalkingandcarryingasnakethat
isdrapingpartofitsbodytowardstheground.
Thanksforagoodarticle.
sage2monthsago

ilovealloftheanimalssomuch
Donna3weeksago

Notethefellowwhowaskilledbytheboawasdrunk,anddecidedto
dancearoundwiththeanimalaroundhisnecktoshowittohisterrified
girlfriend.Thesnaketighteneditsgriptoavoidfalling,andunfortunately
cutoffbloodflowtohisbrain.Henaturallyfelldown,scaringthesnake
evenmore,andthegirlfriendranoutside.
Theparamedicsdidn'tarriveintimethesnakewasabsolvedof
responsibilityfortheaccident,andfromwhatIheard,wastakenbyHenry
DoorlyZoo,noteuthanized(sinceitdidn'tattackanyone).

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