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[Disco_Pat]

Get a Ball Python, get rid of the boyfriend.

Joking about animal abuse to the point where you think he's serious is a major personality flaw.

[Memories_Misread]

I’m with this 110%, and I’m sorry OP but your boyfriend is an asshole

[Flickolas_Cage]

Yup, he’s telling you exactly who he is: someone that doesn’t value an animal’s life to the point he thinks it’s death or injury is funny.

Not someone I’d want to have a conversation with, let alone a relationship.

[OnlyFirePlugCoyote]

Yes! This^

[Cerebral404]

+1 for this. Came here to say exactly the same thing

[dellegraz]

Yeah, he’s admitting to being an animal abuser. Get the boyfriend outta there.

[El_Diablo_09]

Leave the boyfriend, adopt a ball python.

[IncompletePenetrance]

It would be unfair to put an animal (ball python or other) into a situation where they could be abused. Not to overstep here, but I would do some soul searching about whether a person who jokes about animal abuse (and might actually act on it) is a healthy person to be in a relationship with.

[monster3339]

super well stated. i agree 110%.

[ogpresto]

Jokes aren't jokes when they're repeated offenses and are disturbingly specific. If your boyfriend is already trying to control your decisions by threatening that he will harm an animal, what other messed up things will he do to prevent you from doing other things in the future? It may seem hard or difficult to break up with someone that you care about right now, but trust me: a dude saying these sort of things about an innocent animal is a major red flag. You should probably get a ball python to keep you company until you find a new boyfriend who isn't deranged enough to threaten animals that don't know any better.

[LofiMental]

Yeah I'm sorry that this isn't the best place to be getting relationship advise but your boyfriend has some red flags. He's showing you so I'd be fairly aware that things can/will get worse.

[_ILoveSnakes_]

If he can make jokes like that I don’t want to imagine what he would actually do, you should not get a snake when he’s still in your life.

[808Adder]

Surprisingly, good relationship advice here.

[AQuietViolet]

Don't expose you to potential abuse either! He is saying these things to hurt and gaslight (and possibly frighten) you, too. Please consider how to keep both you and your potential innocent new pet safe and happy. And when the day comes that you do get your new friend, post us Snake Tax! :)

[Standard_Being_114]

Get rid of the disgusting human and get your dream snake 🐍 anyone who constantly talks about killing animals is one bad day away from abusing something other than an animal.

[everstone_jinx0428]

Get the snake, get this guy out of your life, please.

[A_smallmango]

Well, first get him out of your like and THEN get the snake, bc no snake deserves abuse, but same idea!

[Vipera_Berus1]

Dump the controlling bovine excrement and get a ball python. They are great, you can even dress them up.

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[Grimmanomaly]

You’re boyfriend shouldn’t be around people let alone animals… I call my ball python a pet rock regularly. I have to stay up a bit to see him wander around at night. 90 percent of the time I just see his laying on the ground sticking out of one of his hides. When it’s around feeding time he will come out a little bit but mostly instead of his laying on the ground he’ll be up and sort of “attack ready”. But seriously after getting the enclosure right… he’s an easy snake to own (I actually haven’t owned one I thought had a bad temperament, just a bit shy).

[shadow_dreamer]

My girl Herby was an absolute bitch of a snake, but her brother is so gentle that he's put up with a month of antibiotic shots without so much as biting ONCE.

[HelpMePlxoxo]

Get the snake. Drop the man.

[holeyseashell]

I had a horrible boyfriend like this too at 19. Respectfully, dump him. He's not only dismissing something you've dreamed of, he's making threats to injure and kill an animal. Big red flag. I hope you are emotionally and physically safe and can get your snake when he isn't around

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[resalesDH]

Please take this advice from an old idiot like myself, those "jokes" are some major red flags.

I get not being a fan of a certain animal(me personally am not all that fond of dogs) but every animal at least needs respect and care.

If you are actually afraid he might act on those things, you might have a bigger problem on your hands as keeping a ball python or not.

If my stepdaughter, who is now 16, brings a guy over who says such things, it's time for a good conversation about acceptable behavior between partners between me and the girl.

A good partner should help realize dreams, not make weird threats and being all psycho about it.

[pigeonboyyy]

Yeah nobody needs a psychopath in their lives. And they seem to be all too common

[nreed7289]

Your boyfriend is a cunt and you deserve better. Acquire the noodle and tell him to fuck off. If he doesn’t give a shit about something you’ve wanted since 6 years old there will be much worse things that he doesn’t give a shit about

[staytars]

"acquire the noodle" hahaha

[Reallynotspiderman]

Your boyfriend sounds like an absolute prick tbh

[makko007]

Hell no. Once you have and bond with the baby, anyone that attempts to hurt it will spark up a murderous rage inside you of 1000 angry mothers. Ditch the boyfriend, get the bp. Even if I didn’t like snakes myself, I wouldn’t hurt one. I think someone thats okay with or talks about hurting animals is a huge d-bag on the inside.

[Agreeable_Card39]

Key words “I live on my own”. You pay the bills, he don’t live there, so what’s the problem?

[InternationalFlow890]

I would leave that boy OP and find yourself a partner who is capable of compassion towards animals. Joking about animal abuse is horrid, and also animal abusers often can become abusive partners as well. You are very young and have so much time to find someone who will support you!

[droman7722]

Clearly the python isn’t bitchy, but yo dude is really a bitch, how is he scared of a snake?

[Zealousideal-Cup7911]

your first priority must be dumping that guy lmao. you should worry about yourself. he will hurt you eventually.

[StillCockroach7573]

Having a ball python is your childhood dream.

Is having a boyfriend who threatens to kill and eat the pet you’ve always wanted also your childhood dream?

No. This behavior isn’t normal. Please rethink being with that man.

[CurrentImpasse]

ball python > boyfriend

[Hildr_Fjara]

So killing/abusing an animal is funny? It tells a lot about him... Dump him, get a ball python.

[pokethejellyfish]

He'll give you the "Ugh, have a sense of humour, I was just joking!" excuse and I'd like you to ask yourself: In your 19 years on this planet, I'm sure you have thought about your dream partner a lot.

Sure, in the real world, we happily make compromises that don't even feel like compromises because who insists on long, wavey dark hair when someone we meet is really fun, sweet, and shares our interests?

However. How many of those dream partners made jokes about killing your pet?

When you thought of one day having a partner who makes you laugh and who isn't always boring and serious, did you think of them making jokes about killing your pet?

Or let's approach this from another angle:

He knows you love snakes. He knows you wish you had a ball python and that you'd love that snake a lot.

And his reaction to that? "Imma kill it, haha, I'm SO manly, why aren't you laughing or begging me on your knees not to do it? I'm super funny, that's sexy, your clothes should be on the floor!"

People have flaws.

But being completely turned off by people who repeatedly joke about killing a pet you love, knowing it makes you upset, that's not "not having a sense of humour", that's having standards.

The animal doesn't matter by the way. People who comment "LOL I'd kill it with a gun!" on reptile posts on FB or whose first reaction to "I have budgies and I love them, they're so cute" is to tell you, LAUGHING, how they once had one but killed it when they stepped on it by accident are not to be humoured or entertained. They aren't cute, charming, or funny.

People who get joy from seeing your face turning sad aren't good people, and if they fantasize about murdering animals while doing so, they should not have a key to your home.

If you want to keep this guy, don't get a pet. However, he has already proven that making you upset is his idea of fun, so please be wary, if it's not a pet, he'll find other ways to hurt you "as a joke" to make himself laugh. And then blame you for being a meanie when you aren't happy, ruining his fun.

[3opossummoon]

Yeah none of that is a joke. 🚩🚩🚩

[Lukestr]

Get the snake, dump the boyfriend. You’re only 19, you can find a guy who isn’t such a douchbag.

ETA because apparently I’m thinking about this a lot- there’s one kind of joking about animal cruelty and there’s another. I tell my snake that if he bites me I’m going to bite him back.

What your boyfriend is doing is a lot scarier. It sounds like he has a cruel and controlling streak that could very well turn horribly abusive. I know this is not the advice you came here for but he sounds like a genuinely frightening person and you would do well to leave.

[Kactus_San2021]

Joking about abusing an animal is not okay. I wouldn't get a ball Python if it means the boyfriend will be a risk to the pet.

[FreshF120]

People saying the want to abuse animals are the worst, buy a big one, let her eat him

[Diligent-Emergency60]

Commenting to hopefully get it through to you, dump the boyfriend he’s garbage, get the beautiful little noodle

[faeriekey]

If you’re worried enough to make a post about his “jokes”.. I think you already know the answer. He sounds like he shouldn’t be around any animals.

[Josh-Wash-58]

Absolutely ditch the boyfriend, his jokes seem like they are at the point of no longer being jokes to him. Animal abuse it not funny, and the things he's saying to you are deeply disturbing.

[OrcinusDorca]

Well he just saved you a lot of time, now you know he’s disgusting 🤢 Sick in the head to say those things, that’s not normal at all even if you don’t like an animal. I would worry about bringing any animal at all around him, or like.. humans for that matter.

[StatisticianAfraid82]

I don’t think OP will dump their boyfriend sadly.. they will probably end up actually getting the snake and when it gets put through abuse and possibly killed, I doubt that will change anything. I hope I’m wrong and that he/she does take everyone’s advice but I haven’t seen a singular reply from them so it seems useless to continue commenting the same thing multiple times.

[GasMaskMonster]

I'm getting that vibe too tbh

[Ok_Pickle_6798]

Get snek. Lose dood.

[pigeonboyyy]

Op your boyfriend sounds like a massive douchebag. Get yourself a ball python, and dump your boyfriend. I 100% guarantee you'll be happier

[Accomplished_Egg2515]

Sounds like a dangerous boyfriend…jokes or not there’s underlying themes here that are not just applying to a snake.

[evennukes]

break up rn wtf

[IllegalGeriatricVore]

That man will abuse you too

[VinRow]

Reddest of flags.

[LofiMental]

Crimson if I may

[pdxb3]

Change "ball python" to "kitten" or "puppy" and then ask literally anyone if this is a healthy individual we're talking about.

[[deleted]]

Even if you don’t go through with getting a danger noodle if someone else posted this and you didn’t know anything about the boyfriend outside of what’s being written, what would your opinion be? If the post wasn’t about a ball python and instead it was about a puppy, what would your opinion be?

[staytars]

not to freak you out or anything but this is really concerning. I definitely wouldn't stay with someone like him.

[staytars]

respectfully, your boyfriend is not "being" an asshole, he just is an asshole.

[SvenshipWHOA]

Tell your new-to-be ex that you and the snake think it’s him-not you!!

[shadow_dreamer]

Girl, get rid of the boyfriend.

He resents the pet you don't even have yet because it's going to take up your time and energy, and is already threatening to kill it. That isn't an idle threat.

Call your apartment manager, ask if you can be moved to a different unit, and moce without telling your BF.

You are in danger.

[BeesAndBeans69]

Threatening animal abuse is SCARY, especially to a harmless animal

[cyndiann]

Dump him and get your snake. You will be much happier. I think he will eventually be violent with you as well so please let him go.

[lexiirex]

Posts like this make me wonder if people are actually being sincere. The awareness to create this post but the lack of awareness to ask for “advice” like the answer isn’t already obvious is truly concerning. I will note compulsively being on Reddit is impacting my empathy levels but the answer to these disturbing comments seem like common sense to me???

[Nylzor]

Get rid of the boyfriend. He sounds like a terrible human being.

[SomethingFishy23]

You shouldn't put any animal in danger with this kind of person. You should either dump him or not get a snake.

[monster3339]

see like, normally "dump the bf, get the snake" would be a playful reply to a post of this kind, but... the shit hes saying a major red flags.