To be fair this is easily a mistake someone who does not know better could make. I think it is easy to forget that as obsessed with these reptiles are we are that the general public knows only a small amount of information about snakes that is in majority misinformation. I think the OP point was this is what can happen when snakes are fed live rats irresponsibly and your point is that this will not happen if you feed live responsibly. In reality it seems you both agree responsible live feeding is a must.