Quote Originally Posted by plateOfFlan View Post
...As for the mouse, if it might be comforting to take care of them I'd say keep them around and get them a little habitat, but if it would just add stress during a difficult time maybe someone else would take them in from craigslist or something?
I'd agree, except for the fact that whatever pathogens the snake died from could be shared by that mouse that made contact. I wouldn't want to doom a future pet snake, that's for sure. But maybe ask the vet what is safe, just to be sure? (And btw, for a house-pet, mice smell bad, especially the males- I'm not being sexist either, they mark their territory, etc.- trust me, I raise mice.)

Offering them up for adoption would be a good option, but make SURE it's not for snake food- be sure they understand & don't have a snake.