Quote Originally Posted by BrandiR View Post

It's a business! It's not a zoo, or a rehab facility, or wild life refuge. Think of the snakes in there as tomatoes at the grocery store because that's basically what they are. You look them over, hold one or two, and you choose the best one. The one that's never chosen eventually rots and is disposed of.

It's a harsh reality, but it's reality nonetheless.
Well, if people think of animals as tomatos and let the less appealing rot in a pet store I consider that neglect. I dont care what you say its cruel. People preach about adopting dogs that have been neglected or have special issues. Everyone nowadays are adopting shelter dogs. So why can't i adopt this snake if they offer it to me? I am not demanding it and I am not trying to save every snake ethier. So when I adopted my baby pitbull from a shelter is that bad because I was trying to save them all? I encountered a lot of sick snakes at pet stores but this one is just in horrible condition.. I just want peoples opinions on how to go about caring for it not a debate about babys vs snakes.