I'm not saying it would be harmful...just potentially exceedingly messy and gross. Why bother when there are better/easier solutions? Just my two coppers.


A drop of dish soap in a tub of water will also kill any mites existing on the snake (won't get rid of an infestation any more than oil will) without the mess of having snake scales all over everything. (Probably more stressful for the keeper than the snake...but who knows?)