Impracticality of snakes should alone be deterrent

By Lee Cataluna

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 28, 2011

~~<p>Pinkies aren't free. That's probably one of the main reasons there have been so many snakes turned in (or let go) on Oahu this year. In this economy, when it's hard to pay for a full tank of gas and people are buying toilet paper one roll at a time rather than in bulk at Costco, who has money to feed a snake?</p>
<p>In the past three months, the state agriculture department has collected 15 illegal reptiles. The state offers an amnesty program, where owners of animals not allowed in the state can voluntarily turn them in with no threat of a fine or prosecution. It's not hard to imagine that the recession makes paying for pinkies (frozen mice — I'll spare you the gory details) a drain on the household budget.</p>
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Pinkies aren't free. That's probably one of the main reasons there have been so many snakes turned in (or let go) on Oahu this year. In this economy, when it's hard to pay for a full tank of gas and people are buying toilet paper one roll at a time rather than in bulk at Costco, who has money to feed a snake?

In the past three months, the state agriculture department has collected 15 illegal reptiles. The state offers an amnesty program, where owners of animals not allowed in the state can voluntarily turn them in with no threat of a fine or prosecution. It's not hard to imagine that the recession makes paying for pinkies (frozen mice — I'll spare you the gory details) a drain on the household budget. Login for more...