I read yur post now; I am sorry about your situation. I myself am in a precarious place; in a new city; though I did get a job at a local store. My husband does tattoos here; it is either an awesome week, or an empty and broke week, for us. Depending on the whims of the tattooable public. And my 2 roommates are having alotof trouble finding jobs..
My snakes.. hm. I already sold one; the tide is turning in our favor, so I do plan on keeping the 5 that I have now. If it came down to me having to struggle to feed them, I would sell them one by one. I could not really think of making them starve for my own ability to keep them; I was recently preparing to sell them all before things started looking up a bit.
I am very happy that there are people helping you out! I hope that things turn better for you soon; these times are tough.