Comments on: If You Took All the Reticulated Pythons in Maine and Laid Them End to End… http://lillhawkins.com/2008/07/30/if-you-took-all-the-reticulated-pythons-in-maine-and-laid-them-end-to-end/ Unschooling, Writing and Living in Maine - Mostly Humorously Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:12:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Josh http://lillhawkins.com/2008/07/30/if-you-took-all-the-reticulated-pythons-in-maine-and-laid-them-end-to-end/#comment-1776 Josh Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:13:00 +0000 http://lillhawkins.com/?p=218#comment-1776 Reticulated pythons are not going to eat any cows, or people, for that matter. Any "Retics" that may have been released/escaped in the state are already dead from the temperatures. They are mostly harmless animals, although their bites can be a bit of a hassle. I can understand the sensationalism of these stories in the news, but it's this sort of reaction that now has a bill in the House of Representatives calling for a federal ban on ALL pythons and boas. Next thing you know, they'll be coming for your dogs, because I can promise you dogs are more dangerous than any snake out there. Reticulated pythons are not going to eat any cows, or people, for that matter. Any “Retics” that may have been released/escaped in the state are already dead from the temperatures. They are mostly harmless animals, although their bites can be a bit of a hassle. I can understand the sensationalism of these stories in the news, but it’s this sort of reaction that now has a bill in the House of Representatives calling for a federal ban on ALL pythons and boas. Next thing you know, they’ll be coming for your dogs, because I can promise you dogs are more dangerous than any snake out there.

]]> By: Elisheva Levin http://lillhawkins.com/2008/07/30/if-you-took-all-the-reticulated-pythons-in-maine-and-laid-them-end-to-end/#comment-1251 Elisheva Levin Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:27:34 +0000 http://lillhawkins.com/?p=218#comment-1251 It's funny. I see rattlers every summer, but they are never anywhere that would bother me. It seems they are always sunning themselves on south-facing rock outcrops, just where you'd expect them to be. I do worry about the cougars. We saw some tracks just the last week not far from our house. I make us go out in groups at dawn and dusk... It’s funny. I see rattlers every summer, but they are never anywhere that would bother me. It seems they are always sunning themselves on south-facing rock outcrops, just where you’d expect them to be.

I do worry about the cougars. We saw some tracks just the last week not far from our house. I make us go out in groups at dawn and dusk…

]]> By: Kimmelin http://lillhawkins.com/2008/07/30/if-you-took-all-the-reticulated-pythons-in-maine-and-laid-them-end-to-end/#comment-1214 Kimmelin Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:17:56 +0000 http://lillhawkins.com/?p=218#comment-1214 Here in Montana, garter, gopher and rattle snakes make their home. I am extraordinarily phobic of snakes, and I don't mind admitting so. I was out for an early morning run two mornings ago when I came across a (thankfully dead) rattle snake...it creaped me out, even though is was all squishy-squashy on the side of the road. Little did I know, a couple hours later, I would find out that yet another mountain lion has been spotted roaming our neighborhood. Oh, yeah--did I mention that? We have cougars in MT too! Here in Montana, garter, gopher and rattle snakes make their home. I am extraordinarily phobic of snakes, and I don’t mind admitting so.

I was out for an early morning run two mornings ago when I came across a (thankfully dead) rattle snake…it creaped me out, even though is was all squishy-squashy on the side of the road.

Little did I know, a couple hours later, I would find out that yet another mountain lion has been spotted roaming our neighborhood.

Oh, yeah–did I mention that? We have cougars in MT too!

]]>