**GRAPHIC** Reminder to always monitor live feedings!!!

[Craiga 01453]

I'm just playing devil's advocate here...
I can see the points from both sides here, but in this case I can't see any reason the OP was wrong in posting as a warning or educational tool. Let's be honest, plenty of questions come up on this forum that many of us shake our heads at, roll our eyes at, and probably lose a little faith in humanity when we read them. Some people just don't know any better. Sometimes it is plain stupidity or ignorance, sometimes it is somebody wanting to know how far they can push boundaries without "serious" consequences, sometimes they simply don't know any better due to a lack of education on the topic. You often hear the saying that "no question is a stupid question", and as long as the person asking has a genuine desire to learn, I agree.
....so, I see no harm in the OP starting this thread, as an educational tool for newbies. Who knows, there may be somebody out there who has the mindset that snakes eat live rats in nature, they cohabitate, so why can't they ''cohabitate" within the enclosure until the snake decides it's time to eat it? Maybe somebody who works a night shift stopped by the local pet store to grab a feeder rat while out running errands during the day, drops the rat in the enclosure and heads to work, figuring "the snake is nocturnal by nature, so it'll eat tonight while I'm at work". By the end of an 8+ hour shift, a lot of damage may have been inflicted on the snake (obviously not to the degree in the OPs pic)....
Maybe this thread prevents that?

Like I started with, I'm playing devil's advocate here, but I can certainly see why the OP felt the need to share here.
However, it could have been worded better and elaborated on before people started throwing digs at one another....