Quote Originally Posted by MontyAndMelissa View Post
Well, I was unaware of this fact. She didn't eat the fish. I didn't know that eating it would have made her sick, otherwise I would have never even gotten them in the first place. And snakes strike and kill mice? That's not cruel, just the way things work. I don't really see it as cruel. No offense.
I think they meant because the snake just strikes and kills the fish but generally won't eat it (and there's no reason to even give them fish in the first place... it's just not part of their diet). It's not cruel to feed snakes mice and rats because there's a reason for it and the snake benefits. Feeding them something just so they can kill it is like giving your cat a live mouse to play with.