"usual suspect" > wrote in message
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> Rubystars wrote:
> <...>
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> >>I also read even wild snakes get gout!
>
> So much for Coleman's stupid claim that:
> The other species eat all their food raw, and seem not to get rampant
> chronic degenerative diseases or even those common human "minor
> ailments".
> -- John Charlatan, 25 Apr 04: http://snipurl.com/6hkt
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> > Wild snakes have a lot of health problems, just as most wild animals do.
> > Especially with ticks, mites, and other parasites. Wild caught snakes
have
> > many more health problems than captive bred snakes.
>
> Whether they eat raw food or not? lol

I'm pretty sure cooked food is a good way to kill a snake. My original point
was, as you mentioned, that just because an animal eats a raw, natural diet,
doesn't mean they are free of all diseases or minor ailments.

-Rubystars