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Happy Hour: Snakes On A What?

24 June 2009 | 6:00 pm
Author: Christy Frink

  • The Belmont Bear Pit story only gets better: The infamous Acklen family (you know, the fine folks responsible for the 437 different Acklen Avenues all over Nashville) probably used the pit to keep “exotic pets” such as bears, monkeys, alligators and A FREAKING MOUNTAIN LION. WTH? [WSMV]
  • Speaking of exotic pets, Florida is sending some large, people-eating snakes our way that busted out of their terrariums during Hurricane Andrew and populated the Southeast. Thanks for nothing, y’all. [WZTV]
  • The TVA is getting sued, again. In other news, the sky is still blue. [WZTV]
  • They’re also releasing a fancy report tomorrow on why the Kingston ash spill happened. We will wait with bated breath. [Tennessean]
  • A 10-year old Franklin kid seeks to become the Jump Rope Champion Of The World (or at least the US) and we fully support him in his efforts. [WSMV]

Photo by lukiffer.

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6 Comments

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  • Sarah

    Exotic pets used to be ok to own. My mother had a kinkajou (monkey thing) when she was a kid.

  • http://hopedoesnotdisappoint.blogspot.com/ Megs

    i cannot tell you how much i enjoy the snarky take on the news. Thanks for making me laugh (and keeping me aware!) . . .

  • http://stevelovesmusicscience.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/justin-kase-mixbiking-on-cliffsnasas-plan-b-to-get-to-the-moon/ Justin Kase mix/biking on cliffs/NASA’s plan B to get to the moon « steve cross loves music and science

    [...] Some interesting local news- construction workers working on a new dorm stumbled upon the remains of a holding pen for exotic animals while digging on the Belmont University campus yesterday. It was on land formerly owned by the extremely wealthy Acklen family, and they kept bears, alligators, monkeys, and even a mountain lion there. Apparently historians knew it existed, but didn’t know where until now. Source: WSMV via Nashvillest. [...]

  • http://nashvillest.com morganlevy

    We are so glad for folks like you who actually appreciate it ;) If you keep reading, we'll keep it coming!

  • http://nashvillest.com morganlevy

    We are so glad for folks like you who actually appreciate it ;) If you keep reading, we'll keep it coming!

  • http://peachyperspective.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/this-and-that-6-26-09/ This and That 6.26.09 « peachy perspective

    [...] My Google Reader recommended I check out a Nashville blog called Nashvillest, so I did. It’s been a fun and informative read for the past couple of weeks. Get some Nashville-area news points with some personality. For example, did you know that the previous owners of the land that Belmont University currently sits on at one time was home to something like an exotic animal zoo? Yeah, they’re finding the remnants of some of the stuff now. [...]