Those are lousy comparisons.. Why?? Because we as reptile owners have always defended their rights as rabbit, bird, and rat owners.
Very very few of the people on those pet specific forums have ever defended us as snake owners.
It's been brought up on Bpnet before about the absolute abuse a snake owner gets if they show their face on a pet rat or rabbit forum.
No one said it better than Bigguns (Neil) when he told the story of the ferret rescue women he over heard at a show. They said they would kill any snake they saw in their yard.. He then told them he would kill any ferret that escaped into his yard...
He proved a point to those women..
Cut it with the hypocritical junk. If I had a snake eating snake that wouldn't eat rodents, I'd certainly feed it snakes, and I love ALL snakes! Even the cute little garter in my avatar trying to eat my finger.