You have to understand that this is forum of animal loving people. They don't like to see any animal get hurt. If I were to say its nature's way, they would argue that it is against nature for me to keep them and then the whole discussion would fall apart. Sometimes I dislike people that are like this but then again I can understand where they are coming from. I do not like causing harm to any animal, but nature says "Snake must eat" so I give the snake what nature designed for them to eat. I feed live because I get a good feeding response and the mice are dead within 30sec anyway.