The thing is, he HAS to get rid of it, his parents, i guess, suddenly had a change of heart about the snake. And if I cannot take it, he doesn't know anyone else that would be willing to take Zephyr and, because the local animal shelter does not take reptiles, he would have to be surrendered to a specialty pet store that treats their animals worse than PetCo. I will talk to him about the snake's conditions and enclosure so that if he gets another one, his hubsbandry will be better. He does care about that snake, he was just ignorant. :\