i have to say if your too sensitive about being inhumane then get a rabbit as a pet dont be owning snakes and start saying the wrong and inhumane man please you buy rats and put them in the cage with your snake you think it dosent know whats going on. please man thats my method and it works great i never had a rat bite or attempt a bite ever. but live isnt the way im telling i know some snakes only eat luve but my method is the next best thing to it and thats stunning the rat so it still is moving..... and please dont tell me you guys dont enjoy watching your snake eat i know i love it. and its really cool anyways take it or dont, dosent bother me ok bye