Wow, that is sad. But i put full responsibility on the Husband, he should of found a proper home for it before he left, I would imagine he knew his wife was terrified of snakes. As sad as it really is, can you blame her? I mean when people are scared of snakes, they are REALLY scared of snakes. However she shouldn't of waited so long to get rid of it, to someone who would take proper care of it. But yeah, people can be extremely stupid.