Ugh, I wish I hadn't seen that...
I know there was a warning and I wish I hadn't clicked on it.
Like Deb said, though, that was not a "overnight" feeding error. I call BS on that. That rat been feasting for a while.
Feeding, just like every other aspect in pet/snake ownership needs to be done responsibly. Whether live, FT, prekilled or whatever. I always cringe when I hear about "stunning" the rodents and such. I know they are food, but really, why torture them.
They should be well fed and watered and treated well, before being fed off. Lessens the chances of them going in "primed" and aggressive. Besides, its the right thing to do. On another forum I read a story on how someone stunned a rat 3 times!!! And it still lived. They said it was "wonky" but since it survived 3 stunnings plus the snake didn't want it, it "earned" life and they were going to just let it live. What the heck. What kind of life is that. Of course its wonky if its skull was near crushed 3 times. Things like this just make me sick. I'm sure that poor rat passed away eventually.
I feed FT because I'm fortunate enough that all mine take that, while its the most economical and easy choice for me as well. If others feed live, because for them it makes more sense, then I have no problem with it. But it needs to be done right.
If accidents happen, then the experienced handlers know how to treat the wounds or they will have the means to have it treated by a vet if it comes to that.
That picture displays no feeding mistake. It displays stupidity and cruelty on the owners part. The snake had to pay, and the rat will die, too. How they could go ahead and take a picture like that, I cannot fathom. Perhaps they should put that in their wallet and look at it each time they are tempted to get another pet.