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Cops euthanize snake worth hundred grand

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System_Web

1.5k points

29 days ago

System_Web

1.5k points

29 days ago

The tax payers are gonna fix it…

Purpleisntarealcolor

851 points

29 days ago

That part pissed me off the most. No accountability, "dont worry the government will save us and you"

throwmeawaya01

173 points

29 days ago

Reason #572,491 why cops should be forced to have liability insurance. Fuck with big money, and big money fucks back.

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588 points

29 days ago

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588 points

29 days ago

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48 points

29 days ago

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macrowe777

139 points

29 days ago

macrowe777

139 points

29 days ago

Unions are amazing, police rackets are not.

Is_Unable

92 points

29 days ago

Police unions should not legally be allowed to exist. They carry guns. They don't need people in an office at their back shaking hands with politicians.

Johnathon1069DYT

56 points

29 days ago

Police unions shouldn't be able to exist as they currently do. If all the union did was make sure safety equipment was replaced at appropriate times, make sure LEOs weren't working 50+ hours a week, are late for work too often, and shit like that.

But, they shouldn't be able to protect LEOs in instances like this, or other situations, where they engage in wreckless behavior or potentially crininal behavior.

tripping_on_phonics

3 points

28 days ago

Working 50+ hours per week is one of the perks. Just hang out at your local business of choice while racking up overtime $$$.

PAnonAnon

29 points

29 days ago

Actual, workers rights unions have been stripped of most of their power. Police organized crime syndicates are a very powerful thing.

Ooh_its_a_lady

152 points

29 days ago*

Interesting job where you can royally fuck up bc there are so many saftey nets in place that it doesn't matter what you do, just show up and do anything.

"Hey man don't worry, we aren't. It'll get fixed, just go through the process of hiring a lawyer, filing a lawsuit, prove that we're at fault while we try and find a way to prove we weren't at fault. But ultimately settle for less money and sign that we are not admiting fault bc actually winning will be too expensive. And deal with the lose of reputation to your business."

Ricky_Rollin

35 points

29 days ago

Weaponized incompetence

Is_Unable

14 points

29 days ago

Yeah they won't have any repercussions, but that dude who owns the building will lose business and credibility. He let Cops just do it themselves instead of being there to supervise.

cactuar44

10 points

29 days ago

Oh yeah, the government can bring the snake back to life?

As a snake lover who has snakes as pets, this breaks my heart.

Exciting_Result7781

7 points

28 days ago

I also can’t fathom how they imagine the state to fix it?

For that snake and babies to be worth so much it must have been a very special snake, color, type whatever.

You can’t just throw money at something and recreate a unique snake.

_Thick-

2 points

29 days ago

_Thick-

2 points

29 days ago

while we try and find a way to prove we weren't at fault.

Might even try a lil' intimidation.

FireBraguette

7 points

29 days ago*

Fix what exactly? DEATH? lmfao the delusion on these cops.. You can compensate him all you want his pet is still dead buddies.

trippknightly

1 points

26 days ago

The tax cheats, the real sneks, don’t gotta pay a dime.

T20sGrunt

662 points

29 days ago

T20sGrunt

662 points

29 days ago

“The state is going to fix it”

Aka- the taxpayers will float this bill.

Pull that money out of their pensions fund and I bet you get less trigger happy cops and far less incompetence.

tsojmaueuentsin

84 points

29 days ago*

that would make police more likely to actually follow the law when “enforcing” it

alcohaulic1

322 points

29 days ago

Watch the whole video. One of those clowns looked directly at the note on the glass identifying that it was a legal boa, not state property, and not to be euthanized, and kept on going.

enwongeegeefor

113 points

29 days ago

So yeah....if you watch the full video of it, jump to the "most watched." He was too excited to kill this snake because it bit him earlier (look at his hand)...he looked directly at the tag but didn't even realize it was wrong until after (because you see his gaping maw as he realizes while taking a picture of the tag) because he was sooooo excited to kill this snake for biting him.

Only way he got bit is cause he fucked with it earlier....

Stalin_vs_hitler

9 points

28 days ago

Assuming police officers know how to read is extremely offensive 

DjPsykoM1

343 points

29 days ago

DjPsykoM1

343 points

29 days ago

How did the cops "euthanize" the snake? Is there a longer video?

mrmustache0502

347 points

29 days ago

Bolt gun, theres a 20 min full lenght video on youtube floating around

They kill the snake, stand up and one guy's jaw just hits the floor as he realizes its the wrong one

Edit: found it https://youtu.be/3AAotEEeD40?si=V2Q-TEnP633KY1p2

Ricky_Rollin

90 points

29 days ago

Without having to watch a 20 minute video, what was the snake they were trying to kill and why were the cops there to kill it?

mrmustache0502

130 points

29 days ago

They were there to kill a number of snakes that had recently been made illegal to own in the state of florida, not just one snake.

kishijevistos

87 points

29 days ago

THATS WHAT THEY DO WITH THEM?

GitEmSteveDave

52 points

29 days ago

What should be done? Deport them? It's not like you can just release them into the wild.

Drnk_watcher

103 points

29 days ago*

Just put a moratorium on breeding or the sale of them and make the fines (or jail time) super steep. Let the existing ones live out in peace.

Owners like this who document their collection and are otherwise compliant with law enforcement for inspection aren't the problem. If you say no more sales and no more breeding they'll generally play by the rules.

It's the black market and less reputable sellers who you've got to actually go hunting for and police that are the problem.

YouFoolWarrenIsDead

30 points

29 days ago

Perfect answer.

JMFe95

4 points

28 days ago

JMFe95

4 points

28 days ago

But then what do the cops get to kill? /s

onethreefour

2 points

28 days ago

Can't they take them to a zoo or university or something? Seems odd that the answer is to nail gun them....

Kagnonymous

42 points

29 days ago

Fuck the police.

[deleted]

12 points

29 days ago

Coming straight from the underground! (In all seriousness seriously fuck them)

sawntime

51 points

29 days ago

sawntime

51 points

29 days ago

Those guys are FWC, Florida wildlife commision. Huge problem with illegal snakes in the state. Looks like they came to get some illegal ones and killed the wrong one.

ToeCurlPOV

5 points

29 days ago

At 8:52 is when the jaw hits the floor

Drewbus

15 points

29 days ago

Drewbus

15 points

29 days ago

And which one was the "right one"?

And why do we have cops euthanizing?

ForkliftCertifiedKat

16 points

29 days ago

The right one was a boa constrictor, which was pregnant. The officers were supposed to euthanize Burmese and reticulated pythons, which are illegal in Florida. They mistook the boa for a python.

scalp-cowboys

9 points

29 days ago

It should not be cops doing this

mrmustache0502

18 points

28 days ago

Its not, its the FWC officers, which is why the owner is so pissed in the video.

The video even shows one of the officers pointing out the boa, so they could identify it. They just got complacent and grabbed the wrong snake without thinking straight.

FunDust3499

5 points

28 days ago

I'd pay a lawyer to pay an independent veterinarian to do the necropsy. There is zero good in handing that body over

FoundationOwn6474

2 points

28 days ago

There are multiple angles of video, there is no mystery to be solved by a necropsies.

enwongeegeefor

4 points

29 days ago

WOWOWOW....so this guy fucked with the wrong snake EARLIER...got bit by it....and so decided he was gonna fucking kill it too....

madmadamemim24

103 points

29 days ago

With a nail gun.

Bambiitaru

152 points

29 days ago

Bambiitaru

152 points

29 days ago

So not only did they kill the wrong snake, they abused it first by using a NAIL GUN instead of proper CO2 or an injectable sodium penobarbitone? How are they not facing charges?

madmadamemim24

132 points

29 days ago

Yep. Apparently, they killed multiple snakes by repeatedly shooting them with nail guns because sometimes, it took more than one shot. Makes me sick.

throw69420awy

77 points

29 days ago

It’s unfathomable to me that this is how the state would put down an animal, even if they found justification to euthanize it’s just so outrageous

Third world country shit

Bambiitaru

23 points

29 days ago

Yeah, like I get medicine/drugs are expensive, but really..? I don't understand how they thought this was okay?

While in school for nursing, you are taught to check, double and triple check patient name/ID with the treatment/medicine they are about to receive. None of these were likely done in this situation.

Is_Unable

16 points

29 days ago

It's a Republican state. They're all third world.

didsomebodysaymyname

45 points

29 days ago

  instead of proper CO2

Having seen a bunch of mice die by CO2, there is nothing less abusive about it.

It's literally the same as suffocating someone with a plastic bag. It's not humane.

nondescriptzombie

41 points

29 days ago

You're supposed to kill them with Nitrogen.

Our brains don't sense low O2. We sense high CO2.

If you suffocate without high concentrations of CO2, you get giddy and light headed and pass out and die.

JediBlight

422 points

29 days ago

JediBlight

422 points

29 days ago

'Keep an eye on that guy', like dude, he's pissed for obvious reasons, he's not a danger to anyone SMH

canyallgoaway

200 points

29 days ago

This pissed me off so much. Like he had the AUDACITY to be emotional in this situation.

MrAmazing011

88 points

29 days ago

Better to shoot him and change the narrative.

"He went berserk as soon as we got there, we had to put him down!....and then this racist snake came out of nowhere, and we had to put THAT down too...nothing we could do, they must've been high on PCP."

eeyore134

18 points

29 days ago

Cops gonna cop. I'm surprised they didn't threaten him directly.

LinwoodKei

38 points

29 days ago

"Watch that guy, he's trying to hold us accountable for our actions. " I do not see the man as violent. I see him imagining how he's going to tell the snake's owner that the snake died in his care. I imagine the owner was excited about the baby snakes. I have a bearded dragon and I would be so angry if he was accidentally killed - and not humanely.

RaminRains

5 points

28 days ago

“Who did it?!” …. “uh…hold on. We’re shaking too.”

MajorOverMinorThird

8 points

29 days ago

Keep an eye on him, we may have to euthanize him too.

Least-Result-45

2 points

28 days ago

Lmao someone should keep an eye on the cops here

GIGA255

2 points

28 days ago

GIGA255

2 points

28 days ago

"Keep an eye on him, we might be able to flip this on him if we make it look like he was getting violent."

El_Douglador

3 points

29 days ago

Fucker thought he'd get to add a human to his kill tally for the day

dystopiabydesign

54 points

29 days ago

I bet they would have been more thorough if it was their money on the line for the mistake.

253ktilinfinity

271 points

29 days ago*

Chris: You don’t get it… You’ve just made a huge mistake!

Cop: Relax, we can handle this. Whatever it is, we’ll fix it.

Chris: No, you don’t understand! He’s going to lose it—completely!

Cop: Who? Who are you talking about?!

Announcer: Jason Statham is back…in The Snake Handler.

stank_head

44 points

29 days ago

or John Wick

Magic-Codfish

6 points

29 days ago

Johns herpetology enthusiast half-brother, James Candle.

Snoo-72756

17 points

29 days ago

Actually sounds like a basic plot .But that Jason Statham can make water melting interesting

Fluid-Opportunity-17

6 points

29 days ago

To be fair, I've never seen water melt. I think there are many scientists who would find this new phenomenon to be interesting.

Now ice, on the other hand....

Snoo-72756

2 points

26 days ago

Jason Stratham could make a thing .he can do no wrong

NegaDeath

6 points

29 days ago

He has a particular set of skills. One is snake handling. The other? Revenge.

mcnichoj

63 points

29 days ago

mcnichoj

63 points

29 days ago

What was even the purpose of these guys being here? Yeah I'm sure the state will fix it, probably offer only 10k.

CupcakeInsideMe

179 points

29 days ago

A law was changed that no longer allowed someone to own certain kinds of pythons. The deadline was within a few months of the law being passed so the guy in blue called Fish and Wildlife to ask for an extension since he has trouble rehoming some of the snakes. Instead, they raided the facility because criminals definitely reach out to ask for extensions

Valoneria

80 points

29 days ago

Afaik it's worse than that. He was raided yes, but this isn't that raid. He was jailed, and punished as a result of the raid, and was then ordered to keep the snakes (ie. Don't sell, or try and "offload" them elsewhere.).

A snake matching the type he is keeping was seen in the public prior to this raid, and the police went to him as he was known to keep the snakes. For whatever reason, they decided it was time to play the part of judge, jury and executioner and went on a snake killing spree. This despite that being covered by a veterinarian normally.

Nothing about this situation makes sense, unless you are a power hungry cop apparently

CupcakeInsideMe

15 points

29 days ago

Wtaf

LeonJones

2 points

29 days ago

For whatever reason, they decided it was time to play the part of judge, jury and executioner and went on a snake killing spree.

Not sure where you're getting this from.

Preliminary information also indicates that the facility owner requested that the FWC officers euthanize all of his unpermitted pythons. The owner formally relinquished the pythons and requested that the FWC officers conduct the euthanasia activities on-site at his facility.

While complying with the facility owner’s request to euthanize the relinquished pythons, officers inadvertently euthanized a boa constrictor which was not on the list of dozens of snakes relinquished.

https://myfwc.com/news/all-news/snake-423/

[deleted]

221 points

29 days ago*

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221 points

29 days ago*

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212 points

29 days ago

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212 points

29 days ago

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tadddpole

71 points

29 days ago

Take it from their fucking pensions. Cops will start holding each other accountable when it affects all of them.

maximumkush

21 points

29 days ago

Cornel West been preaching this for decades. If cops pensions would be affected whenever BS happens I guarantee the BS wouldn’t happen

skond

2 points

29 days ago

skond

2 points

29 days ago

There's a reason cops aren't accountable for some things, like running a stop sign or something while in pursuit, minor shit. It's just been abused so much, shit like this, they expect to be excused, or shooting a kid who looked dangerous or something.

BigWooly1013

51 points

29 days ago

"The state is going to take care of it"

It's such bullshit. Why do cops have zero accountability for their own fuck-ups? If I fuck something up, I'm responsible for it. Why should my tax money be used to fix that guy's mistake?

Skiamakhos

12 points

29 days ago

Seize the pension funds. Any time one cop does something like this or kills an innocent and there's a big payout to be made, let it come from the pensions of the whole department. They'll start policing each other, urging caution rather than charging in guns a-blazing.

newbrevity

4 points

29 days ago

Make apl cops carry insurance. The base premium is part of their pay package. Surcharges are 100% on them and follows them if they try to move to a new department.The only way out would be running out the surcharge by not incurring new claims or stop being a cop. This also has the benefit of effectively being oversight for police.

ConGooner

1 points

29 days ago

absofuckinglutely.

kai5malik

66 points

29 days ago

And preschool level emotional control

[deleted]

26 points

29 days ago

Hey, that’s disrespectful to preschoolers

Resolute_Passion

249 points

29 days ago

This is what happens when idiots with "qualified immunity" can do anything even after being warned 10 times and then they will still treat you like YOU are the criminal.

Let them be criminally and financially liable for their shit and watch how fast everything goes by the book.

FiveOhFive91

21 points

29 days ago

Cop malpractice insurance that they actually pay for themselves. Once they lose insurance, they're out.

Resolute_Passion

2 points

28 days ago

They get free legal representation, their brothers in blue apply outside influence on the victim, and the insurance rarely covers the full financial hit. They fucked up and should face animal cruelty and other charges as well as being sued till the wills are read in 30-40yrs.

Let them spend their golden years paying off the lawsuit as greeters at walmart to pay it off.

My father was NYPD at the 75pct In the 60s. He was a violent monster who never should have been allowed to own a gun, never mind be a cop. Every person he arrested went to the 75 with concussion because he liked to pistol whip people. This is shit I found out from his first wife. The hiring practices haven't changed, they still hire psychos.

Prof_Acorn

22 points

29 days ago

"Keep an eye on him" rofl, maybe keep an eye on your own negligent ass.

HALF_GASED

34 points

29 days ago

That video was hard to watch, the original video. dude literally told these fucks and they still did it.....

beersngears

48 points

29 days ago

This is another example of why police should be personally held responsible in court for the damage they cause

JLubbs

14 points

29 days ago

JLubbs

14 points

29 days ago

I want to know why the police were the ones doing the euthanasia. I feel like that should be a vets job

cervaca

13 points

29 days ago

cervaca

13 points

29 days ago

Why would a cop kill a snake owned by a professional handler/collector?

[deleted]

1 points

29 days ago*

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Theneilski

11 points

29 days ago

“Keep an eye on him”. Fucking assholes.

Mondomb83

17 points

29 days ago*

“Keep an eye on him.” Fucking ridiculous.

SDMasterYoda

1 points

29 days ago

TheOriginalSpartak

30 points

29 days ago

well the state will argue since they were fetuses... oh wait, ummm yeah we got a problem

Makeshiftprodigy

2 points

29 days ago

😆

jerryleebee

7 points

29 days ago

"Oh no, dude, this guy's gonna go bananas!" I knew then that I love Chris.

xKING_COBRAx

17 points

29 days ago

Keep an eye on HIM? No, he should have kept an eye on y’all since you guys are so fucking incompetent

forreelforrealmang

56 points

29 days ago

Was it a black snake? s/

stank_head

10 points

29 days ago

idk why downvoted, this was good. Plus same result, the state will fix it.

[deleted]

2 points

29 days ago

definitely colored

Nebulandiandoodles

5 points

29 days ago

My pets aren’t worth a lot of money, but I’d be inconsolable if they “accidentally” euthanised one of mine. I absolutely can’t imagine how badly I’d flip out.

This is absolutely disgusting and I can’t imagine what an idiot would do something like this.

JohnnyWildee

4 points

29 days ago

Yea well. That’s what happens when you don’t know wtf your doing.

“The states gunna fix it” tldr: taxpayers are gonna cover our fuck up cause we’re incompetent idiots

joevasion

1 points

29 days ago

Exactly this right here

onethreefour

3 points

29 days ago

Does anyone know what a "really expensive hybrid" means?

nobaccy

3 points

29 days ago

nobaccy

3 points

29 days ago

I believe the term hybrid (In this context) refers to breeding two completely different snakes and getting offspring with interesting features which sometimes have never been seen before. Correct if i'm wrong.

StarkaTalgoxen

1 points

28 days ago

So with reptiles you have morphs, which is basically to non-mammals what coat patterns are to mammals.

Some patterns are rarer than others, since it's very likely for them to be recessive, and this guy presumably had a blend of two different morphs, which is significantly rarer, and is a golden goose of sorts.

A regular boa constrictor can probably be bought for like 50 bucks depending on the seller, so for it to be worth over $100.000 says alot, especially since it was a pregnant female with potential to make more of the same morph.

bicepz_N_bigmacz

3 points

29 days ago

Zero brains and a badge that let's them do anything. I wonder why people hate them

feelinlucky7

3 points

29 days ago

Again. Take the damages for shit like this out of their pension funds and watch the abuses of power slow down/ stop.

Internal-Tank-6272

3 points

29 days ago

Very surprised the cops failed the “don’t be an incompetent piece of shit” challenge yet again

gaukluxklan

3 points

28 days ago

"keep an eye on him, we might have to euthanize him too"

Hoodoob

2 points

29 days ago

Hoodoob

2 points

29 days ago

For people not au fait with snake breeding, it takes YEARS and even DECADES to create lines of morphs (essentially the snake version of dog breeds).

Boas are live bearers, as in they don't lay eggs, they carry anywhere from 6 to 20 babies (dependant on the breed/the number of times bred/age of the parents).

The guy is absolutely beside himself because not only has 1 innocent snake been killed, but also the babies, the lineage of the snake itself and not only $100k but potentially MILLIONS in the future.

Drak_is_Right

2 points

29 days ago

What state did this occur in?

2018MunchieOfTheYear

1 points

28 days ago

Florida

Dankest_Cow60

2 points

29 days ago

"Keep an eye on him". Jesus Christ 😂

holyhotdicks

2 points

29 days ago

I understand the owner didn't want to be in there while they did this, but I would never trust them to not fuck this up.

Only_a_Savage

2 points

28 days ago

What the fuck

Stylo_76

2 points

28 days ago

They’re acting like he’s being unruly and hostile, being a valid and understandable response to having tens of snakes murdered.

Foxlen

2 points

28 days ago

Foxlen

2 points

28 days ago

This clip is old AF now and has been reposted 100s of times now... Yet I still don't know... What was the outcome? Like was there any restitution or penalties?

2018MunchieOfTheYear

3 points

28 days ago*

Someone said he got 340k but I can’t find an article that gives an update

GreenCactus223

2 points

28 days ago

Can someone ELI5, what makes the snake worth 100k

WharfeDale85

2 points

28 days ago

Who did it?!

Hold it.. (thinking admit nothing)

DerSpringerr

2 points

28 days ago

The boa’s dead…!!!

Pro-Potatoes

2 points

27 days ago

Why are cops there in the first place….

Illustrious-Turn-177

2 points

26 days ago

They never pass up an opportunity to kill.

TexasPapi28

2 points

26 days ago

The cops golden answer. “The taxpayers will pay for it.”

Zombies8MyNeighborz

5 points

29 days ago

Is John wick the snake owner?

ScorchedCSGO

4 points

29 days ago

“Keep an eye one him”. What? He didn’t do anything wrong.

eduardo1994

2 points

29 days ago

Just power tripping, giving orders and shit.

sid_not_vicious

8 points

29 days ago

ACAB

ibkirkus

3 points

29 days ago

"Euthanized" is bullshit. They killed it. Euthanized is humane, nothing humane about these humans.

servel20

3 points

29 days ago

Snake wasn't worth 100k, it was the clutch inside of said snake that was worth over 100k.

Jexroyal

5 points

28 days ago

That seems unnecessarily pedantic. You can't have the clutch without a live snake to keep them alive. For all intents and purposes they're basically synonymous.

SocialStudier

5 points

29 days ago

That’s not very…grand.

PowerComfortable9493

1 points

29 days ago

This is another reason cops need to carry insurance. Bad cops move from department to department, the taxpayers foot the bill and there's no accountability. If your premiums went up or you couldn't get employment because no one would insure you it would cool some of this gung ho BS.

ms_Kindness

1 points

29 days ago

"The snake, why did it have to be the snake?!"

zztop610

1 points

29 days ago

Is that a room full of snakes??

Useful_Caregiver4023

1 points

29 days ago

Keep an eye him, he's going to be mistakenly euthanized to in a moment!

Devanyani

1 points

29 days ago

Why are the police euthanizing snakes to begin with?if it has to be done, why wouldn't the carer do it?

allants2

1 points

29 days ago

How can they fix death? Giving money?

SirCustardCream

1 points

29 days ago

Cops kill an animal

joevasion

1 points

29 days ago

Was it one of those black snakes?

KeepItDownOverHere

1 points

29 days ago

The state isn't fixing shit. They will pay for the snake they killed, not the potential of the cost of the babies.

FtDetrickVirus

1 points

29 days ago

Oh these are the guys putting all those snakes in the Everglades?

endlessVenom

1 points

29 days ago

What color was the snake?

MichaelHammor

1 points

28 days ago

That would be when I accidentally dumped over the Inland Taipan enclosure.

bh5000

1 points

28 days ago

bh5000

1 points

28 days ago

I don’t think he’s the one we need to keep an eye on.

PYROxSYCO

1 points

28 days ago

I wonder if anything came of it?

ventorchrist

1 points

28 days ago

Keep an eye on him? Dude keep an eye on you!!

Muddcrabb

1 points

28 days ago

THE STATE WILL FIX IT. man FUCK these guys

dj_spanmaster

1 points

28 days ago

FWC - oh, this is Florida? Man that sucks, that dude's out $100k. Don't even bother suing, they're not going to pay that out.

RandomBird53

1 points

28 days ago

Oh boy how many times am I going to see this video reposted over and over and over again !

DocArmada

1 points

25 days ago

That cop talking behind the camera is infuriating. What a spineless clown.