Comments on: Third Green Warning: Cryptid Reptile Loose

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:36:01 +0000

Ah man, and I was just in visiting the Bay Area recently. This would have been a place to check out as it is right near my hometown.

Banning exotic animals is not going to do the job. Strict laws and enforcement of those laws is the the way to go. As has already been said, there are plenty of responsible pet owners out there. I myself at one time owned a boa constrictor and a Burmese python. Who is going to take care of managing all of those suddenly illegal pets in the event of a ban? It is a lot more complicated than that. I surmise that most people would just be rid of them in their nearest wilderness area, which would be an invasive species nightmare.

By: Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:21:39 +0000

It is not an alligator because all we have are sightings, no body, no verification of what this really is.

It could be a crocodile, a monitor lizard, a toy gator float, or imagination, in addition to about a dozen other things.

It is a cryptid.

By: Dj Plasmic Nebula

Dj Plasmic Nebula — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:13:19 +0000

if it’s a caiman then why call it Cryptid reptile?

By: cryptidsrus

cryptidsrus — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:59:28 +0000

That’s funny, StinkFoot.

We can have him go over to the pond and yell:

“What would it take for you to move?”

Also in the spirit of the movie, maybe get Bob Barker to wrestle it out of the pond and knock it unconscious. Bob would then proceed to give a speech in front of Tv cameras reminding us of the need to have our pets spayed or neutered. Because we know that if we don’t, him and PETA will firebomb our house.

BTW, I actually like Bob.

Now, to be serious…

We don’t need to ban anything. Like Andrew Minnesotta pointed out, all we need to do is slap the people who let pets go with high fines and follow it through. There are countless responsible exotic animal owners who follow the rules and walk the straight-and-narrow path on this. No need to have a few irresposible yahoos cause problems for the rest.

By: StinkFoot

StinkFoot — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:24:33 +0000

lol, reminds me of Happy Gilmore.

By: Andrew Minnesota

Andrew Minnesota — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:52:39 +0000

If we ban them think of how many more will simply be released, plus people who really want them will still get them. We already know people will purchase exotic pets without the proper permits and they either get loose or are let go. I don’t think banning would solve anything, more likely just make the situation worse. About the only thing to do is try and catch then animals and if they are lucky enough to find out who the owner was slap them with a big fine or some jail time, a couple well publicized and successful cases of illegal pet owners or people release exotics might be a deterrent to some people who are thinking of purchasing one. But like I said the people who really want them will get them one way or another and unfortunately the problem will never be completely solved.

By: steele79

steele79 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:46:57 +0000

I know some people like reptiles as pets, but I think its time to just outright ban them. Look at the damage pythons are doing in the everglades and now this stuff. Just ridiculou.

By: Richard888

Richard888 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:03:05 +0000

A diver’s life is put to risk because of an irresponsible owner of a pet.

By: Lightning Orb

Lightning Orb — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:45:26 +0000

I guess crocodilians are becoming very popular pets - or make that were becoming very popular pets