Maybe I missed something vital to the conversation, however I can quickly see who the adults are here. My animals are very well cared for, however my family comes first. Anyone giving the ?troll? the advice to rat out his/her parents to any authorities over a snake is very confused themselves and should not be giving advice to anyone. Legal problems can lead to the loss of jobs, income whatever. There could be other kids involved. The parents may just be teaching the kid a lesson. You do not bite the hand that feeds you. No one here knows the whole story. The ones here saying to re-home the animals are correct. This person is not responsible enough to be taking care of anything. To post this problem on a public forum in the first place was just plain wrong and shows a very high level of immaturity and or emotional issues that should be addressed by people qualified to do so.
