Help for Homeless Snakes Org.

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Help for Homeless Snakes Organization was founded in the Spring of 2001 for the simple reason I love Snakes! All kinds, and it doesn't matter to me that most of civilization doesn't understand this.

There is one thing, we'd like you to put aside any fears, doubts, and misconceptions of snakes. Please read the information contained in our site. It's a NO BULL kind of site. We'll tell it how it is even if you're not ready to hear it.

The first "rescue" was/is a female Burmese python. I happened to come across her in a pet store. Normally this isn't a bad thing but when the python was just under SEVEN feet long being housed in a 20 gallon show aquqrium somethings wrong! I decided I had to get her out of the conditions she was in. I found the person who'd consigned her, paid him to get her out of the store, and brought her home that day. This Burmese Python, affectionately named MisFortune, has been living with our family.

We've taken on an educational role with our snakes. Going to local schools from Pre-K thru 12th grade with the snakes one classroom at a time so the students get their questions answered and best of all they get HANDS ON TIME. We've consulted for the EMT course at the Voc./Tech. So the EMT's have an idea how to deal with exotic pets. (colubrid snakes, Boas & pythons, lizards, and frogs) With out harming themselves, or the animals. So now MisFortune (Fortune) has a job teaching humans about snakes and reptiles. She's kind of a "Python/reptile Good Will Ambassador".

The picture below is of a friend (she stands 5'5") with MisFortune and who is now just shy of 14 feet in length and weighs approximately 70-75 pounds. A far cry from the snake I brought home three years ago. Who at seven feet weighed not quite 12 pounds.

Some viewers may be offened by a few pictures on this site. There are pictures of a python eating a piglet. Not done in bad taste(no blood, no feces, or vulger captions).

FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOW OFFENED AT THIS ---THE PIGLET DIED FROM A HERNIATED TESTICLE DURING CASTRATION HE DIED. THE SNAKE DID NOT KILL THE PIGLET---AT LEAST ITS DEATH WASN'T HOLLOW! IT DIDN'T GO TO WASTE ROTTING IN A GARBAGE HEAP SOMEWHERE.

Reasons that I put them up are;

Rarely witnessed by the average person. Not something you'll see at a zoo, or on safari.
Educational-you can see how their jaw expands to allow them to move over their food item.
To dispell the belief that all snakes have fang's. Pythons, boas, and the 1230 colubrid species do not have fangs. (movies & TV use harmless snakes as poisionous ones giving them all a bad reputation)
To show that snakes even with out having limbs can swallow relatively (to the snakes own size) large prey.(IN RARE INSTANCES CHILDREN HAVE BEEN KILLED, NOT CONSUMED AS THE TABLOIDS WOULD HAVE US BELIEVE--More children in those areas with Anacondas and Rock pythons are taken my crocs.) In this aspect the snake has few competitors.
Snakes can't hear you coming they have no ears. Although they do have good eyesight. They have to go by smell, sight, and heat detection to get a meal.

Imagine trying to swallow a apple or orange whole. Even a ice cream cone could prove difficult. Not having any limbs helping you put the food items in your mouth. -- Makes you stop and think for a second. Humans have it easy we go to a store pick out the items we want take it home and prepare it. Snakes don't have that luxury. They lay coiled by a animal trail waiting for an unsuspecting mouse or rat to come by and if they're lucky to catch it the first time they can eat. There aren't many second chances in nature if they miss the snake goes hungry.

The idea is not to upset anyone. We would truely like you to take a long look at these pythons and boas. Keep in mind as you do that most of the snakes appearing here have been rescued or released by their former owners. These snakes come with "baggage" some had good lives but their owners didn't realize how big they got, or were moving overseas. I wish that were the case with them all, but sadly we've received some that due to neglect and ignorance have seen better days. Those snakes we make sure to keep them warm, have plenty of fresh water, and offering food.

Please check out the information and pictures within this site. Take some time to look at the different patterning of their skins. The colorful array these beautiful efficient creatures come in is astounding. If you have any questions or comments you can reach me via email.

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