Quote Originally Posted by anthrpicdecadnce
i just received a snake from a friend of mine's friend today. ....
Why was the snake given to you in the first place??? That answer has some bearing on my opinion about whether or not it should go back to its original owner. If she GAVE you the snake....then it doesn't matter what her mother thinks. The snake belongs to you and you have no obligation whatsoever to send it back to someone who can't care for it.

If you agreed to take it in just to "fix it" and then give it back...then you have to follow through with what you've said you would do. But if I were doing that, I'd definitely be willing to part with some cash out of my own pocket to make sure the animal went back with as ideal a set-up as you can put together. Whether or not you can legally hold onto it until she "has a job" would depend on the initial agreement and reason why you have the snake to begin with.