I routinely purchase items that I see on sale or at an extremely good price that I know that I will use. I don't regard that as hoarding. For example, the price of coffee will fluctuate between $5 and $12 for a 34oz can. I buy mine 5 or 10 at a time when they are $5. A coworker of mine once saw me do that and started carrying on about hoarding saying that his minister said buying ahead was hoarding and was a sin. I buy everything that I can that way. I regard that as common sense. On the other hand I have been in many homes during my work career where people left only a narrow trail to get through their homes with junk stacked up to the ceiling. I suppose that I may be a hoarder by the definition of some but I don't even understand the question posed as it relates to snakes.