Can't believe you missed this government outrage Admiral

Outrageous government oppression. Unbelievable. Time to secede. Oh, wait.

Fuckers. But, I bet the Admiral will be OK with oppressing the rights of rattlesnake catchers since it is a state action.


AUSTIN, TX -- Using gasoline fumes to force rattlesnakes from their dens will be banned if a state wildlife proposal is implemented.

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Officials with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said the pumping of fumes to force out rattlers also threatens 20 species of endangered animals that live underground.
The department will hold six public hearings on the proposal in January in cities across the state, including Sweetwater, where rattlers are rounded up annually in a charity event attended by tens of thousands, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
Sweetwater Jaycee member David Sager told the newspaper that a ban would kill the "World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup," which brings millions in economic benefits to the town each March.
But Tim Cole, the owner of a business called Austin Reptile Service, called the practice "animal cruelty."
John Davis, the department's wildlife program diversity director, said the gassing of snake dens isn't common. A survey sent to 868 Texans who have permits to collect "nongame" species in the state yielded 97 responses and of those only six said they used gas fumes.
Gassing, when done properly, sends a fine mist of gasoline into snake dens, which makes it hard for the reptiles to breathe and prompts them to slither outside.
Jackie Bibby, the president of the Heart of Texas Snakehandlers, said he estimated that about 80 percent of snake hunters in Texas still gas snakes.
Twenty-nine states, including Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma, already partially or completely prohibit gassing, department spokesman Mike Cox said.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission needs to approve the proposal for it to become law. It will consider the issue in March, Cox said.

The only snakes I'm worried about are in Washington DC...

I wonder why Timmie thinks that calling someone an Admiral is an insult. It must be because that Timmie hates the military. That is the only reason that I can come up with.

As for state actions, what are you complaining about? Since when has it been a "right" to catch rattlesnakes? Overall, a stupid post Timmie.

I wonder why Timmie thinks that calling someone an Admiral is an insult. It must be because that Timmie hates the military. That is the only reason that I can come up with.

As for state actions, what are you complaining about? Since when has it been a "right" to catch rattlesnakes? Overall, a stupid post Timmie. Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

maybe that's because he'd prefer not to call you a seaman, or is they semen? after all, we know where you got your penchant for pix of other guys' JUNK?