Quote Originally Posted by Abrahamalga View Post
All animals deserves respect, feeding live is cruel for the prey and dangerous for the snake!!! And know there's a back button, but I am the voice of those who cannot be heard, and if it is something wrong i must say it out loud to stop cruelty, behave like a thinking human being!!! So go and.....think about respect!!
It's not cruel. Snakes will eat live in the wild, and I know that captive ball pythons aren't the only ones who will probably miss a few times, too. I'm sure the original poster did not mean any harm, and did not mean to hurt the rat. And I know of a few baby ball pythons who are horrible at their first few feedings, too. It's not cruelty.

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Quote Originally Posted by sarahlovesmiike View Post
Feeding live is natural. Taking instinct away from a pet who just lives to hide, eat, poop, and breed is cruelty IMO. It's not like the OP knew the snake was gonna go nutso on the rat, thanks for posting the pics. I find it interesting and educational... not funny.
I can't say the same. My ball python is afraid of live, and refuses everything except frozen/thawed, so even though I am "taking away" his instinct, he is feeding well, and not afraid of his food.

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I think everyone has a right to feed what they want, and everyone has their own opinion for that. But to say that one way is wrong or cruel isn't true at all.

Though, I would be a bit afraid of that snake if I were you.