Snake owner thrust python at firefighter (From Daily Echo)
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Snake owner thrust python at firefighter
4:31pm Friday 3rd February 2012 in News
A HAMPSHIRE firefighter on a 999 call had a python thrust at him by a householder furious that his pet snake had been woken by a fire engine.
James Edwards was outraged that his beloved python Isobel had been scared by fire crews responding to a blaze in the middle of the night near his home, Southampton magistrates were told.
The 27-year-old stormed out of his flat with the 5ft snake wrapped round his arms to plead with firefighters to switch off their blue flashing lights.
He marched up to the fire engine and thrust the snake towards fire officer Tony Dorey who was in the cab.
Little did he know Mr Dorey was petrified of snakes – and was so shaken by the black and brown reptile writhing towards him that he phoned the police.
Southampton magistrates heard how Edwards was upset as his two-year-old snake had begun striking its head on the wall of its tank because of the lights and noise as firefighters were dealing with a small fire in a trailer.
Edwards, 27, unemployed, of Marryat Road, New Milton, pleaded guilty to using threatening and words and behaviour to cause alarm and distress to Mr Dorey during the incident on January 11 at 12.30pm. Magistrates ordered him to compensate Mr Dorey, a retained firefighter based at New Milton, with £100 and pay £85 court costs.
Comments(16)
Condor Man
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4:55pm Fri 3 Feb 12
bigfella777
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5:06pm Fri 3 Feb 12
Stillness
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5:20pm Fri 3 Feb 12
dango
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5:52pm Fri 3 Feb 12
,,,,,,,if the firefighter had whipped his hose out,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,you can finish the rest yourselves!
Paramjit Bahia
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6:04pm Fri 3 Feb 12
It is a very sad world in which we call these types humans; even some animals may have better sense than this horrible man.
I think Court has been too kind; they should have made an example of this person for other such idiots to remember that they leave workers of emergency services alone when doing their important jobs.
Stillness
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6:21pm Fri 3 Feb 12
Paramjit Bahia wrote:I doubt that "such idiots" would have the capacity to learn their own name never mind anything else.
What kind of person will start threatening a fire-fighter doing his job? Would he have done so if it was his own house of fire?
It is a very sad world in which we call these types humans; even some animals may have better sense than this horrible man.
I think Court has been too kind; they should have made an example of this person for other such idiots to remember that they leave workers of emergency services alone when doing their important jobs.
Fatty x Ford Worker
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10:23pm Fri 3 Feb 12
dango wrote:I only had me chopper in my hand and a hose piipe in the other hand!
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nake owner thrust python at firefighter",,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,if the firefighter had whipped his hose out,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,you can finish the rest yourselves!
Stillness
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10:25pm Fri 3 Feb 12
Fatty x Ford Worker wrote:Could do better. Must try harder.
dango wrote:I only had me chopper in my hand and a hose piipe in the other hand!
............."S
nake owner thrust python at firefighter",,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,if the firefighter had whipped his hose out,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,you can finish the rest yourselves!
Huey
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12:08am Sat 4 Feb 12
unbelievable
Sir Ad E Noid
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12:55am Sat 4 Feb 12
Sir Ad E Noid
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12:56am Sat 4 Feb 12
Sir Ad E Noid
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12:57am Sat 4 Feb 12
Stillness
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8:40am Sat 4 Feb 12
Sir Ad E Noid wrote:I believe he feeds it on a diet of fire fighters.
I give up. Night Night.
opera phantom
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11:45am Sat 4 Feb 12
Monty Python!
Georgem
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6:16pm Sat 4 Feb 12
bigfella777 wrote:How is the snake living off benefits? Is the owner getting a "snake allowance"? Are unemployed people not allowed to own pets? They don't claim any more than if they didn't, so I don't see the problem. Stop moaning and get back to paying taxes
Snake living off benefits, bloomin marvelous.
Goldenwight says...
4:42pm Fri 3 Feb 12
If I could think of one single plausible reason why this plonker would do this, I would say that his explanation is absolute garbage. I can't, so I have to consider that he may actually be telling the truth on this occasion. Unless you know better...