Quote Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
Some snakes get soooo sick that they totally lose the capability to hunt, constrict, and swallow prey on their own ... at that point, tube feeding them a protein rich diet until they regain the body weight and muscle tone to be able to feed on their own is paramount ... otherwise they will die.

A snake that is physically capable of feeding on its own in my opinion should never be tube fed or even force fed.

-adam
100% agreed..Its part of why I questioned the history since I dont remember seeing the original thread.