Thanks for the info, Sheena, about the veggie oil/mayonaise. I'd never heard or thought of that. As to a snake escaping, you're not kidding! My wife's 90 pound black hellbeast of a Labrador-God-only-knows-what-else mix wants nothing more than to just mouth my corn to death, lol! I really don't think he'd mean to kill it, he's just a mouthy dog (not mouthy like that, although his attitude lately... ) and just likes to chew on things. I'd freak! Thankfully our cats live outside, otherwise... Hoping for the best with her catching him sans any issues.