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Snake bites man in South Boston
By adamg on Thu, 08/01/2013 - 9:43am
EMTs responded shortly before midnight to Orton Marotta Way, where a 21-year-old man had been bitten in the right hand by a snake. EMTs, unfamiliar with snakes, were unable to identify the breed. The man complained of tingling in his hand but did not have any breathing problems, a spokesman for Boston EMS reports, adding he did not have any details on what the man was doing with the snake. Animal Control did remove the snake from the scene.
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I saw an 18" ribbon snake by
I saw an 18" ribbon snake by the Charles River in Watertown after those heavy rains last week, but I did not try to pick it up.
In public housing but can afford a snake?
Isn't the oft-in-the news Orton Marotta Way a BHA project? Why are these people allowed to have exotic pets, or pets of any kind? If one can afford the purchase and upkeep of a pet, taxpayers shouldn't be subsidizing the apartment. Does PETCO take EBT?
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OMG! LAUGHING AND I AGREE WITH YOU 100%
You don't have to buy snakes
My cat has been known to catch her own right outside. They are native to MA, but you know that, right?
They are also often free for the taking if you find one on craigslist. My nephew has gotten snakes and their housing from people who are moving or have to give one up. We got our lizard the same way.
But you know that, right?
Properly caring for a pet can
Properly caring for a pet can be expensive. But you know that, right?
Do we know this was a pet?
No, we don't. We also don't know whether it was his pet or not. Generally people know what kind of snake they have if it was their pet. We know the guy got bitten, but not the circumstances.
Are you familiar with the local species of snakes? There was a snake ball video posted last fall - a woman got a nifty video of large group of snakes in her shrubbery in Roxbury.
Do you know that this was not
Do you know that this was not his pet snake? No, you don't.
I'm not familiar with the local species of snakes in South Boston. Please enlighten me if you feel so inclined. I'm also not familiar with the 'nifty' snake ball video in Roxbury which you referenced.
http://roxlog.blogspot.com/20
http://roxlog.blogspot.com/2012/10/snakes-in-roxbu...
You made the claim that the
You made the claim that the snake was his pet. The other commenter just said that you don't know; it's possible that it was his pet and it's possible that it was a wild snake. But if you're going to make the claim that he shouldn't have a pet snake in public housing, then the burden of proof is on you to show that he had a pet snake.
I could be wrong here but...
Something tells me that you aren't going to find many snakes around Southie that could bite you hard enough to warrant ems attention. The idea here is that if you're living in public housing, the upkeep of an exotic animal should fall around very bottom of your list of fiscal priorities.
Is a snake really all that exotic?
Come on... go into petco and you can find one cheap. Or even craigslist for free! And then it's a matter of feeding it a $3 mouse every 2-3 days. Is this really at the top of the "Outrageous!" list today?
Ever have to bring a pet to a
Ever have to bring a pet to a vet? It's expensive.
Heh...
Yes, I am sure this person regularly brought their pet snake to the vet. Shoot, the fool probably had not fed the snake for months and that is why the snake bit him.
What is the standard you would propose?
What principle would you apply to decide what people in public housing should be allowed to buy or own?
Someone working an entry level job at 40 hours per week will be eligible for public housing, simply by virtue of the relationship between the wage structure and housing costs in eastern Massachusetts.
Do you think such a person should be forbidden from, say, taking a second part-time job and having a pet? Or, from, say, choosing to live on rice and beans rather than rice, beans, chicken, and fish, and putting the savings towards having a pet?
Please answer by reference to the principle you would apply, not with arm-waving.
Cheaper than smoking
Care of a pet is cheaper than smoking or even drinking, too. But I can't see fishy here demanding a ban on the sale of cigarettes to people living in public housing.
Huh? You're WAY off topic
Huh? You're WAY off topic here. Do you know that the South Boston man bitten by the snake is a drinker and a smoker? No, you don't. Doesn't really make sense introducing that to the discussion then.
But you know that, right?
Do you know the snake was an
Do you know the snake was an exotic and a pet, your waaay off topic. I bet more people in Boston drink or smoke than own exotic snake pets.
Does the article say...
that the guy was keeping the snake as a pet? as opposed to, say, sticking his hand into his mailbox and getting bitten?
Perhaps you're just making stuff up because it serves some political agenda of yours?
I am more concerned with the
I am more concerned with the illegal guns and drugs.
Oh, Fishy...
Aside from your "these people" comment (cripes), if you visit the BHA website it clearly states that "Rents are calculated at 32% of a resident’s income" for this particular public housing. One may quibble about what it means by "income" but as another poster stated, not all people living in public housing are on the dole and, I dare say, many are probably working but working in a low wage job or jobs and this is what they can afford.
Here, check this out, and then calculate how much someone would have to make in a year to afford to live in any of these areas:
http://www.boston.com/realestate/gallery/boston_ar...
Because a housing project is
Because a housing project is not a prison.
among other things like
Smoking cigarettes, having your boyfriend/girlfriend shack up with you, selling drugs, selling EBT cards, getting tattoos, driving Mercedes etc.etc.
The list goes on and on.
I've only seen one snake in
I've only seen one snake in Southie and a cat was kicking it's ass.