I don't know... I think we really ought to start swallowing whole live animals just to be on the safe side. Maybe those wacky collegian antics of yesteryear of seeing how many goldfish you could swallow weren't such a bad idea after all? Go ahead, I double dare ya to swallow a live pinkie.because we feed on a variety of foods that contain this vitamin and others and we take vitamin supplements , roddents are the only supplier of nutrients and vitamins for the snakes . Got it![]()