Arguing with the vet close to me

[distaff]

Some people just like helping animals.

I would actually be more concerned about fostering a responsible mindset in my younger brother. All we have is the one paragraph to go on, but the back-story the OP provided sounds like a very frustrating situation, both in what was clearly stated, and what was implied.

Why was the snake residing in the OP's rack? Had the brother obtained the animal before acquiring the proper equipment?
Had the snake come down with symptoms of an RI because it had been kept under conditions of poor husbandry?
What, is the younger brother doing, if anything, to take responsibility for the care of HIS animal?

I am not asking the OP to justify his reasons, nor give any more mitigating factors to the background.

In a similar position, I might have chosen to help the snake too, but only with clear understanding that in doing so (as this brother doesn't seem to be stepping up to the plate in ANY way), it would be MY animal.