Quote Originally Posted by JLC View Post
How old is your cousin?? I am NOT the sort of person that would normally advise to go against parental authority...but when that authority is being abused, sometimes it can't be helped. If your cousin is just a little kid, then he's really powerless in this situation. But if he's an older teen, he is plenty old enough to take responsibility for his own pet. IF the kid is old enough to be aware of the consequences of his choices and the responsibilities he bears himself, have HIM give you the snake behind his mother's back.
He's 14 or 15. I can't remember. But he does know he should take responsibility. The thing is, he's not allowed to be home alone. So it would be hard to explain me showing up out of the blue to visit him. :\