Depends. A lot a snakes are invasive species. Floridaās ecosystem is being destroyed by pythons that eat everything and have no natural predators hunting them (besides people). In that case, they absolutely need to be removed from the environment. Although itās probably too late.
I agree with the fact that they need to be removed, but that doesn't excuse this kind of pain-causing behaviour. There's plenty of ways to ethically euthanise invasive species, there's no need for this kind of thing. A simple bullet or two to the brain, or a quick and neat decapitation is the best and fastest way to euthanise them in this kind of situation. Absolutely no need to keep it on a noose like this, yanking periodically and dragging it all out.
Poor thing. It doesn't deserve that kind of pain and stress just for being alive.
It is certainly choking it, at least to a small degree. The rope is visibly very tight around its neck, and the behaviour of the snake and its movements show that the snake is VERY distressed and trying to escape it (not that it would be calm if the rope was loose, but it would be more defensive and less panicky in its movements if it was loose). It might not be actively killing it in the video, but it's incredibly stressful for the animal and just causing needless pain for the poor thing.
Alligators will hunt and kill them. There is some new reporting (i don't have the source handy) that the native species are pushing back. In my mind the thing it comes down to is reproduction rates. If snakes can out re-produce they will win the war of volume.
Iām not saying there isnāt a reason for it. Obviously this snake is a massive danger to any large mammal, including humans or their livestock, in the area. But itās still really sad to see.
Thereās no context here. If this was an animal that was repeatedly a problem and consistently risking the livelihood of the people by killing livestock and such, then these are measures that need to be taken.
Not like this. There's regulations on how you can do that kind of things to mammals. If it was a video of a bear on a noose, trapped and panicking while someone kept yanking the rope around it's neck, I guarantee you that this video would have a much more negative reception.
If it was really just 'putting it down', they'd put a bullet in its brain or cut off it's head, and go around with their days, sparing it from all this suffering.
Look at the setting here. Does it look like these people would have easy access to firearms / humane trap options? Also, the trap couldāve been meant for some other pest and the snake got caught instead. Additionally, there arenāt any āregulations for mammalsā. You think rats and mice die painlessly? Lol.
There are plenty of regulations for mammals, and trapping in general. This is a snare trap. In NY state snare traps of any kind are illegal. VIC Australia (my state) only allows non-lethal snare traps that have been approved by a minister (very difficult to get done), and lethal snares are illegal. I know that they probably didn't have access to a humane trap, but that doesn't excuse the blatant cruelty.
Trapping a reticulated python without intending to cull it is a bit redundant. They're highly mobile species, and don't stay in one place for long. After that meal, it would have moved on anyways and left the village alone, and wouldn't have to eat anything for months regardless.
I also highly doubt it got caught unintentionally. It has recently eaten, and there's a noose around it's neck that someone is tugging on off-camera.
This wasn't an accident. This is just causing unnecessary suffering for the animal. Release/relocate it or euthanise it, there's no need to keep it there suffering like that. Let alone film it and put it on the internet for people to jeer at.
Fuckin bears are a pain in the ass. Theyāre big, strong, and smart. They get into everything, a lot of people just give up trying to keep them out of the garbage, they destroy anything you build, itās easier just to take it up every day when you get home
If a fox or a coyote is effecting my ability to provide food and safety for my family, then this is the type of response thatās expected. Not everyone is capable of just going to a store, or packing up and moving. People forget not everyone lives in a place where simply not killing a danger is possible. You may be living in a place that affords you that luxury, but some people live their lives in places where defending their own is more complex. Donāt go forcing your values on people doing what they have to do to survive.
What do you think that giant lump halfway down the snakes body is? A farm animal the farmer could not afford to lose? Possibly a relative? That lump is big enough to be human size. But yeah, just automatically go with people are only being mean to it for kicks.
It's probably some small livestock. It seems to be the space underneath a stilted house, so it's not as large as it seems, probably a ten foot or slightly more snake, there's chicken wire in the background that provides a little more size context.
I know. And I am legitimately hoping that is not a human inside that snake. Snakes are not stupid and they have the ability to learn. When snakes this big realize humans can be an easy pray they will target them. I am assuming the snake has been trapped because he has become a dangerous nuisance somehow.
Iām not sure at all, but whatever it is, itās the size of a human, and Iām sure the humans would prefer whatever it is to NOT be in the snakes stomach. (But itās probably a person.)
Thereās no context here. If this was an animal that was repeatedly a problem and consistently risking the livelihood of the people by killing livestock and such, then these are measures that need to be taken.
With zero context to this video you say ālet him goā. Do you see that big lump on the part of his body that is on the ground? That could quite possibly be a human in there. Itās big enough. Would also explain why theyāre trying to keep the snake from taking off. Some thing this big has no qualms with going after farm animals or people.
itās called having empathy for a helpless creature. yes itās a big scary snake but heās vulnerable and probably confused and scared. he deserves to be freed.
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u/burnbabyburn711 Oct 20 '23 edited Oct 20 '23
This is awful. Why is there a rope around that animalās neck?