Quote Originally Posted by Hilltop View Post
not really commenting on the OPs question just my 2 cents on the cost/benfit angle

IMO First off husbandry and vet bills are slightly different expenses and need to be evaluated differantly. There has to be a Practicallity factor involved in ownership expecitally if your a breeder not a "pet" owner. I live on a farm and often the tough choices are made on the dollar value, even a 25 dollar vet trip is not concidered when a chicken/barn cat gets injured, the animal is swiftly disbatched . I know that to some this may be distasteful, just the way it is. There are times when the "freezer" is the only real option, thats just my 2 cents.
Thank you, someone that understands economics.

You're all failing to understand that if this snake were in the wild, it would probably already be dead, and probably not humanely. Ecology is economics, and it's harsh.