This actually made me cry... graphic... warning.

[wolfy-hound]

It's a case of a kid doing everything right, yet the snake escaped and got burned and then the kid did everything right AGAIN, taking him to the vet immediately, getting meds to give him, treating it properly.. and yet the poor snake did not survive.

Just because a pet died doesn't ALWAYS mean that someone is automatically a bad owner or neglecting the animal. I think we all see SO many cases of neglect and bad care that we do jump to the conclusion that it must be yet another case of a bad uncaring owner.

In this case, the snake WAS under a vet care, and if the vet and the owner thought he had a good shot at recovering, who are we to judge elsewise just from a video we see on the net? Yes, it ended up dying, and yes perhaps some of us would have had him euthanized earlier, but that would be our decision for our pet.

I hope that he does find another snake quickly, because I honestly believe he does a great job overall. Ball pythons just sometimes escape. They don't always hide in a shoe. Sometimes they put themselves into a dangerous spot and get hurt. They have brains the size of a split pea, we gotta love them for their looks sometimes!