I don't see many DVMs or any at all on these forums, so I merely take notice of the experience of others. I can tell you with 15 years of medical experience as a Registered Nurse, I am very careful of giving medical advice to others, especially online! You don't get a sense of enviroment and neglect on message boards or thru the computer screen. In defense of this forum, most moderators seem highly experienced in caring for their snakes. I tend to gain knowledge from that experience of other snake keepers.
My concern is the snake and its kept environment...proper care and responsibility. We all know to well the allure of keeping snakes, and we also are aware of the dangers when the responsibility of caring for a snake is taken lightly. In most cases, the animal suffers. This is what happens when allure of owning such a beautiful creature takes relevance over responsibility.