rabernet, I'm glad you have never done any of those things with your collection, but there are people who do all the time, and then share pictures and stories on here without being attacked. And... I think you misinterpreted my last statement. I was making the point that opinions about reptile care change over time, and that a few years ago (when I first let my snake go for a swim) not as much was known. People were doing a lot of silly things (with mixed success/failure) that we now don't have to try.

Freakie-frog: Again, there were no fish in the tank! No fish waste, no fish bacteria. There were shrimp which are used as "cleaners" in fish set-ups. Also, I have stated that I have the shedding issues worked out and this has not happened recently. And who said I wouldn't drink aquarium water? Snakes getting burnt is a totally different biological issue... There's an old adage that says that you can throw a frog in a pot of boiling water and it will jump out, but if you put the frog in the water and then heat the water it will boil to death. It has to do with not noticing the gradual increase in heat. People do the same thing.

If a snake can't swim safely in an aquarium full of filtered water, what's going to happen to all those snakes out there swimming in rivers, lakes, and the ocean? Which, by the way, you probably allow your own human children to swim in.

I'm going to venture a guess that I'm not the only person on here who has let a snake swim in an aquarium... the only person brave enough to admit it? Apparently. Now that people know what happens when they're honest we'll never get to see how many others have had such an experience, and what results they encountered.