But that doesn't mean I sit out back with six pack and gun, and spend my
Saturday going "OH MAN THAT HAD TO HURT! GROSS!!!"
Now that doesn't mean I haven't thought about it ;) But acting it out is a
completely different issue. And then filming it... Gawd that's just
disturbing.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hoover, Jan J ERDC-EL-MS" <Jan.J.Hoover_at_erdc.usace.army.mil>
> >>> I reason that when it is in his
> yard, it is a varmint... They also attract rattlesnakes. While neither he
> nor I would consider
> wantonly killing a rattlesnake in the open desert, ones on his property
are
> destroyed.
>
> So...for a "varmint," the failure to respect the property rights of humans
> is a capital offense ?
>
> >>>...5' + Western
> Diamondback. You don't want them living in your yard even if you don't
have
> kids or
> pets. Venomous snake bites seriously damage healthy adults. I reason
> rattlesnakes in his yard are varmints...<<<<
>
> I reason that we humans are the interlopers and have a responsibility to
the
> wildlife that lives (or lived) where we now build our homes.
Comparatively
> few people are bitten by snakes. And according to one herpetologist whose
> opinion I value highly, most of those bitten were probably provoking the
> snake before it bit. In my opinion, killing snakes because they might
bite
> you is like killing bees because they might sting you. Its
environmentally
> insensitive.
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