I have a big soft spot for an injured animal of any type that has a chance for survival but needs a little TLC... However, only would I bring a wile animal into the home for rehabilitation purposes. We've had big issues in our area with there not being enough wildlife rescue programs and have had to do this(with success I may add ). They are severly overburdened in our area and they only take in a few species, and only if they are positive that the animal has 100% survival rates, otherwise they put them down.

As a kid though, I was always trying to bring home snakes, newts, frogs - anything I could find really!