First of all his fingers had been cleaned, don't be so melodramtic. Second, there is a big difference between ANY member and someone with more experience than any vet I have ever met.
Ralph made his own luck. He has living proof. Show me something real that proves what he did was wrong. Or, show me a better alternative. Waiting for a vet when this snakes life is on the line? Your post sounds like something peta would say about our rack systems.