I tell people humans can eat 1000's of different things but many of us choose to eat some kind of meat. Just because it comes nicely packaged in plastic wrap and styrofoam tray it is still an animal that was killed for consumption(go watch a video of a slaughter house, much worse). Many parts of the animal are discarded(bones, fur etc...) and wasted, but it's ok because it tastes good. Dont get me wrong I love steak but I dont feel I am the only species who is morally allowed to consume animal meat.
Snakes only eat one thing on the planet, rodents. they cant change their mind and eat anything else. they waste not a drop of their meal and it is the natural order of life. Rodents are designed to multiply in large #'s because they are a vital part of the food chain which is Natures/God's design (for the holyier than thou minded people who think we should burn in hell LOL) not mine or the snakes.
Also if a bunch of rats were running around your home most people would call an exterminator to kill them, somehow people feel only their ignorant comfort level is the gauge of what is right and wrong.
I grow orchids and most people have no problem seeing the beauty in them but when I say my snakes also are beautiful works of natures art, they dont quite get it but do get some kind of reference.
Closed minded people will always compare snakes with evil so them eating appears evil to them. I can understand that some people dont enjoy watching a mouse get eaten(my wife wont) and I can respect that but why do they watch a snake feeding video and say how messed up it is? There are some things I'm not comfortable watching but guess what, I dont watch them.