We are very well aware of all of that. And as I stated before, we RESCUED the snake, and have NO intention of keeping it. I, nor my husband WANT a large snake. We keep and breed ball pythons. And as most rescues go, we did what imo most caring snake people would do....we took it out of a bad situation and are helping it out so it can be placed in a better one. What would YOU have done in that situation?????? Not too many options...