Thanks everyone! Like you guys, I'll freeze them again if it's been an hour, maaaaybe two, but I imagine bacteria and nasty things forming inside a warm, dead rat if left too long... gross. I hate throwing out rats, though, so I was wanting to see what everyone else does.

She is my biggest snake so any leftovers from her can't go to another snake, unfortunately. She sort of hid it behind her hide, I thought she had ate it because she struck and constricted it! This was her second rat, so maybe she was just wanting a little fun but was feeling full from the first one. I'm not complaining too much, eating one after she's been sick has made me very happy.