A few thoughts.

1. People here are probably the more educated segment of the population of herp-owners. If you're here, it's because you want to learn.

2. The world is full of really stupid people, some herp owners too unfortunately.

3. The world is full of unscrupulous people, many of whom keep animals they shouldn't because it increases their status.

4. The world is distressingly full of jerks keeping animals improperly for the shock and awe factor, part of which could reasonably include feeding "pet" animals to a large reptile.

True story...I was on my lunch break from work last year, and loitering in a skeezy pet store kinda out of sight behind a set of shelves when these two young redneck jock-type guys came in and one told the other that he had just scored some free feeder kittens. My head snapped up and I swung round and stared at him. He took in my scrubs with the animal hospital logo, stammered for a minute, and then hastily said he'd just been joking. I wish that was true, but I'm not convinced.