How sad...

How sad...

Postby Whitelipp » Fri May 20, 2011 11:01 am

A mate of mine works at a Game Tan company. They tan skin for trophy hunters. Any way he calls me and tells me a guy brought in a Python skin measuring 4.25m. When he asked why he killed it the guy said he killed his poodles.
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I wish I can get the authorities on the guy that killed this snake. Just to have him spend some time in the Nelspruit Jail!! :smt013
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Re: How sad...

Postby Fooble » Fri May 20, 2011 11:08 am

Sheesh thats big.
But surely the skin would be stretched some what after the process?
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Re: How sad...

Postby Van2 » Fri May 20, 2011 11:09 am

If I were you I would report him to Natcon :smt013
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Re: How sad...

Postby Whitelipp » Fri May 20, 2011 11:31 am

Yea it should stretch but still. I am thinking of doing it hey.
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Re: How sad...

Postby Van2 » Fri May 20, 2011 12:03 pm

A friend of mine was nearly arrested after he took a baby crocodile to a taxidermist. The croc was accidentally killed and he wanted to keep it as a "souvenir". Well to make a long story short, the croc was confiscated and he received a suspended sentence after about 6 court cases.
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Re: How sad...

Postby mmwc » Fri May 20, 2011 12:07 pm

Hectic!! what a shame.
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Re: How sad...

Postby Bushviper » Fri May 20, 2011 12:19 pm

Still illegal to kill even if its eating your dogs. TOPS regulations do not allow you to keep the skin either. I would suggest you enlighten the taxidermist. He may not even have it on his property without a TOPS permit.
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Re: How sad...

Postby sega » Fri May 20, 2011 1:49 pm

I agree the guy who killed should be reported to NATCON.
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Re: How sad...

Postby _THEO_ » Fri May 20, 2011 9:08 pm

Looks to me like Poodles are getting the bad end... I got a 3m+ python from a mate of mine that cought it in a lady's house. He told me it ate the lady's Poodle. Then in this week there was an article in the Lowvelder, our local newspaper, that a 4m python ate a nother Poodle but I think Chris Hobkirk( a local snake hero :lol: ) removed it. I tried to find the article to make sure of the facts but wasn't to successful. Chris also has a post on the forum of a python that ate a jack russell.
I wonder how many there are that we don't know of that are being killed!! SHAME
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Re: How sad...

Postby Van2 » Sat May 21, 2011 9:55 am

Maybe poodles taste like prawns to us :lol:
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