Yea they are right the vibrations would stress the crap out of your snake. And the smoke well you might not notice anything at frist but that will huge long term effects on your new pet. But back to the vibrations thing even having them in high traffic areas of your house or to close to a TV can stress them out. When I would have people over to my apartment just that many people walikng around in a building that transfered sound my oldest one would run for high ground for days after. Good question though. And a good start by asking this kind of stuff before getting your snake..