I have to admit, I'm a craigslist junkie. Marcelene came from a family I found on there that was moving, and there son had long since tired of her...

I've also gotten a pair of cockatiels from a woman who was working 2 jobs and pulling her hair out because she didn't feel like she even had time to properly care for them.

Not to mention when I was into pet rats, and found quite a few really beloved pets on there.

I've been really lucky and have had nothing but good experiences on CL, but I'm very careful about who I purchase and adopt from. I breaks my heart to see such stupid people doing stupid things on there. One guy was selling a dehydrated, malnourished bp that he was calling a Burmese! (not to mention selling it for at least $100.) CL, in my opinion, is a really, really useful tool. But like all tools, it can be severely abused. And anyone can use said tool, especially idiots.

Peta actually leaned on CL about their pet section....so I'm not surprised people are worried about snakes eating their kittens.

"Gerbils, hamsters, and young kittens are often acquired to be used as snake food."

http://www.craigslist.org/about/PETA