I've never tried bioactive, but from what I understand- it works better for small creatures like small lizards or tarantulas- you still have to clean up after a snake, & snakes will mangle most plants too. I personally don't see any point to the extra effort for a snake's enclosure, but that's just my 2 cents. Why complicate things? On it's own- for a small terrarium & the right sort of small creatures- bioactive sounds interesting though. I personally don't have time for it, but more power to you.