More teens slaughtering their own snakes. Hideous and unsanitary.
Snake handler practicing medicine without license
In this episode Jay, Jason, and friends visit Forever Wild owner, Joel and check out his collection of amazing animals including Lions, Panthers, Bobcats, a Gila Monster, and plenty of venomous snakes! Joel has been a longtime friend, and was recently lucky enough to have Extreme Makeover Home Edition renovate his rescue facility and home. Make sure to check back next week to catch the second part of the fun at Forever Wild. Check us out on Facebook, Twitter (@prehistoricinc), and MySpace.
Right before we go into the dark room to see Smoky the fake snake, the tour guide admits that a lot of tall tales go on regarding rattlesnake hunts. My personal favorite was that rattlesnakes are docile but a "copperhead will bite you and smile". I must have photographed ten copperheads in the wild last year and not a single one even stuck at me. Once again notice the real snakes without water!
Snake handler practicing medicine without license
Explaining about how gall bladders are aphrodisiacs. I think I missed the 13 yr old girl asking the 17 yr old kid running the butcher shop "what's an aphrodisiac?" The kid running the butcher shop said "it's like Viagra" then the little girl asked "what's Viagra?". I almost died laughing. The girl's mom grabbed her and started whispering in her ear. I hope that makes the final cut of the professional film crew that was there, it would make for some great television!
In this video, we see evidence that snakes are subjected to treatment such as having their mouths sewn shut which makes it impossible for them to eat. Also the repeated handling causes a lot of stress which is harmful for the animal. Waurika OK, April 2011
This is the video of the same snake I handled that had it's mouth sewn shut. The limpness in its body tells me that it's exhausted and probably close to death from stress or lack of water.
Holding a snake with it's mouth sewn shut. They do this by putting it in the freezer.
One of the cruelest things about a rattlesnake roundup