True that. I had a Burmese python that I had to feed large rats to. I fed him live at the time... he struck, and as he opened his mouth for the death blow, so did the rat, and the rat bit through the top of his head into his mouth. Yes, a hold from the head to the mouth.

I read everyone's responses, and there is a third option that I haven't heard anyone mention yet. There is F/T, there is dropping a live rodent in... then there's the not so pretty way of feeding your snake a live rodent that's... how should I say... incompasitated? It's a little icky for a beginner or the kind at heart, but the way I see it, that rat/mouse is going to die either way, so I'd rather not have a hole in my snakes.

Do I really need to describe how this is done, or do you get what I'm saying?