breitbart.com — "In an effort to free the man without permanently harming the snake, Miller said he shot the animal with his Taser, a gun that sends an electric shock through wired darts. The snake immediately went limp and released its grip."
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exslashdotterDec 1, 2006
What's weird is that all the taser videos i've seen show the target/victim's muscle's TENSING LIKE CRAZY when they get hit by it.Who sees a guy with a python squeezing him and says, "I know! I'll get my tazer!" (besides for sheer entertainment value)
arceleDec 1, 2006
*digg users thought process*Hey, this article has taser in the title....digg it.
bassistDec 1, 2006
Well, at least they didn't fire 50 rounds like the NYPD would...
manguskahnDec 1, 2006
I don't think the snake purposefully attacked the man. He was in the process of feeding it and the snake most likely confused his hand for food or simply missed the rat. A snake's eyesight is not all that good and two heat sources of similar size (a rat and a human hand/fist) could be easily mistaken. I applaud the man for his level-headedness (if that wasn't a real word, bite me lol )and calm in a potentially life-threatening situation.
silentDec 1, 2006
Thank you. This is exactly what I was going to post.Ive had this same thing happen to me and knew what to do. Cold water.You can actually see the shock when they come out of hunt/eat mode and realize they are submerged in cold water.
jigzillaDec 1, 2006
or at lest a pic geez
gonesouthDec 1, 2006
Taser was overkill ! Any animal planet fan knows you can make a constrictor let go by pouring warm water on its head. ;-)
volatileDec 2, 2006
contextclouds, I think it was, but yeah a Burmese python would be happy to make a meal out of you.
47f0Dec 2, 2006
"After they strike can they not back off?"Sure. I've seen two behaviors - strike/whoops and strike/constrict - the first is by far more common. As to how often you get bit, part of it depends on the species - actually a lot of it depends on the species.The classic Boa constrictor is a pretty laid-back animal, once they've been handled a bit. They rarely bite you and always release. Boa even means "good" in Portuguese.At the other end of the scale are the damn Cook's tree boas. These guys are arboreal, and their prey as adults is avian. As a result, they have hair-trigger reflexes and are incredibly wired to pop whatever is moving, and, to add to the irritation, since they're dealing with birds, they've got larger teeth to get through the feathers. You'll probably bleed a little messing with these guys. I did.Other species are borderline. I've seen some very docile reticulated pythons, and I've seen others that seem that way for years, then decide you're lunch. Which can be a problem, since retics can get to be pretty large - like thirty feet and at least 400 lbs.Bottom line, it the animal decides you're an entree, keep your cool. Yanking it off will tear your skin up worse and injure the animal - you'll heal, but captive contrictors can be susceptible to nasties like mouth-rot when injured. If it's a small constrictor, like the eight-footer or smaller, give it a bath. No cops or taser necessary. A larger animal, have the full-length mirror I mentioned and start peeling at the tail - mammalian muscles are better fueled, so you'll win this discussion. Big constrictors? I'd say have one adult friend around for every 60 lbs of animal - unless you're the kind of person that sticks their tongue in electric sockets.
lowriderjohnDec 2, 2006
dugg up for "death flailing like a mongoose on crack."