Well, I dunno.... when i tell people that i have snakes, they practically beg me to let them come over and watch them eat. And when they do, they think it's really 'cool'.
When we were kids, our councilor at day camp brought in his snake to let us watch it eat.. we all thought that was kinda 'cool'.
I don't like the rat feedings because i have had many as pets, but i really kind of enjoy watching my snakes eat the mice. The whole process is just out of this world.