Ned Bruha sits down in the Reptile Living Room to talk about rattlesnake round-ups and tells us how we can take action against these barbaric acts that are occurring today. He also tells us the truth about the portrayal of reptiles in the media. Grab a beverage and prepare to get your Neducation folks!
Author Archives: jasonw
Shawn Heflick of Python Hunters on the Python Ban
In this episode Shawn Heflick talks with us exclusively about the Python Ban and gives us the the bare bones reality of it just like he did in his first interview which you can catch here. For those of who watch reptile shows on television you should be aware of Shawn Heflick and the show on NatGeo Wild called Python Hunters. It’s the first show that I have ever seen that doesn’t promote the hype.
Reptile News: Victory in fight to save Rattle Snakes
Reptiblog: What the heck?
So I have not been keeping up the blog much, I do have another personal blog that I have been writing in but I never share links to that with the herp community because its kinda just about my every day life and I like to try to keep that separate to some extent. My feeling today is directly related to the YouTube videos I have been making for over 2 years now and the website I created so I figured this would be the best place to post something like this so here we go.
As you could imagine I get a ton of emails every day, I get a lot from video comments on the well over 300 videos I have created, I get correspondence from other people in the herp community, questions, comments, reply’s, everything. Not this is mostly in relation to my YouTube comments but is also in relation to some general emails and or reply’s even on the social networks.
I don’t understand where people get off saying some of the stuff they do. I mean is it because I try to be a warm caring person that people think they can just say what they want, when they want with no consequences or repercussions? Is it because I normally prefer to take the high road and stay out of an argument that people feel like they can just have their way with me verbally?
At the end of the day a lot of people seem to forget that we all have feelings and reactions to both good and bad and I for one am getting a little tired of it. I mean I totally understand that there will always be haters out there but honestly it gets old to work so hard to accomplish something just to have it or myself tore down by some little prick with nothing better to do with his time. A few times not it has honestly made me feel like just deleting everything and walking away from this whole thing altogether.
That being said I have been taking great advantage of the ban option both on YouTube as well as the social networks. The bottom line is I deal with enough crap as it is just trying to get ahead in this world and don’t need to listen to some jerk off keyboard commando pumping his chest in his bedroom at his parents house. I mean honestly dose it ever end? I would love to hear from someone who has a much larger following than me about whether or not this ever end or at least evens out a little bit. Not everyone is bad but the A-holes are quickly starting to out number the awesome people and honestly I would rather spend my time with my family than continue dealing with this.
GGGGGGRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!
Facebook Profile Management or FBM.
Quite often I find myself required to remove things from my Face Book profile. I thought maybe it was time to give a little explanation why I do this.
Ok so first of all my Face Book profile is designed for me to be able to be social with the reptile community that I cant just call or drive down the road to see, it’s NOT for free advertising or to get the word out about everyone and their mother. One big thing I have is I don’t particularly agree with everything that goes on. Now A lot of stuff I don’t normally speak out about but i will be darned if I will allow something to stay on my profile that I don’t agree with.
That being said if something is removed it does not necessarily mean I don’t agree with it. Sometimes it’s already something that is being passed around like wildfire, sometimes its something that is being put on my profile several times a day. Sometimes it’s something that I talked about on the show or on the website and to be honest it’s competition for me so I would rather display my content than someone ellses which I can not for sure check or guarantee its accuracy.
These are some of the reasons that I may remove something, it has nothing to do with the person who posted it or anything ells, a lot of times their are several reasons for it.
That being said a lot of the ways I manage my profile are going to change very very soon. These include but are not limited to no more non reptile related stuff being posted. This includes some of the funny pictures I share every now and then, personal photos and or rants that I may post that are not related to reptiles. When I first opened my account it was my personal account, it quickly turned into my public profile for DRN and that is what I would like it to turn back into.
Thank you for reading and I hope this explains a little of how I manage my profile and helps you understand some of the changes to come.
Wander why the rest of the world looks at us funny?
Have you ever wandered why the rest of the world looks at us funny or wandered what they were thinking as they walked past with that blank stare? Well we may have just found out. In this short Friday night special I talk to you about a conversation I had recently with a friend of mine who is not in the reptile community but sees a lot that goes on it it via his dealings with me. You may be surprised.
DRN Shirts
ATTENTION: After exploring options as well as talking with the legal department for the supplier of the DRN shirts I have come to a conclusion that pains me. I will immediately discontinue sales on the affected shirts. I am sorry to report this news but in a community that is already so divided I down right refuse to bring legal action to someone ells in the same community. Business or not I do have morals and like to sleep at night. DRN will simply have to find another way to make ends meet. The reason for discontinuing sales is because of it being copied so many times already that I don’t want people thinking I am the one taking others ideas and profit for their hard work. Thank you to those of you who shared the link but please don’t share the “Save a Python, Ban a Congressman” shirt link anymore as it will no longer work for anyone clicking on it. Daily Reptile News has been offering these shirts for several months now, to my knowledge no one ells started offering them until AFTER the snake ban announcement on Tuesday. It is important to note that even fore the people recreating the idea without permission or so much as a thank you, DRN may not agree with everyone’s views but DOES support everyone in this hobby.