Thanks everyone..
I just wanted to say when I started this thread yesterday I was in a terrible mood, as you might be able to tell.. so now it seems like I'm a terrible friend and forcing my snake onto my roomies. In all honesty, I've been negotiating with them for weeks now and trying to smooth out all the details.

I became name-calling only when they refused to negotiate. That doesn't make it okay, but that's my explanation.