Man uses snake to ward off seizures.
1. Does this man have the right to use a service animal that will scare the shit out of a substantial fraction of the travelling public? Somebody coming on him unawares might have a panic attack and collapse. I was unable to find stats on ophidiophobia, but I personally know or knew three people who were very fearful of snakes, and I went to high school with a guy for whom a PICTURE of a snake triggered a panic attack. Does his right to any lawful treatment for his medical condition include the potential for serious emotional damage to other people?
2. How is a service animal currently defined – per jurisdiction – who gets to decide what a service animal can be?
3. Is it possible this guy is making the whole thing up, and that the snake is not actually feeling the onset of a seizure? I bet no.
4. Has he inadvertently stumbled on a nice research study?
5. If the snake can detect seizures, what is the snake detecting?
