Keep a Praying Mantis with a Ball Python?

[C.Marie]

Ever seen a Mantis eat a bird, Google, just Google. Not sure it would be wise at all. I know I wouldn’t, and my daughter and I keep Mantis’s every summer. In a separate container. Maybe nothing would happen at all. But then again, is it worth it?

I thought the were creepy before ... They eat birds! that's why I love caterpillars and walking sticks but not as pets

[Indy]

They're neat bugs, I've hatched more than a couple. They're really expensive considering their months long lifespan. They make most snake morphs look downright cheap in comparison.

A $1k pet snake that lives 20 years only costs 40 cents a month, ignoring feed and care. The bugs can run 10-100 a month

[Bogertophis]

I think praying mantises are cool, but I've only admired them in my yard, never tried keeping them. I've never heard of any that could eat birds though...

(I'm in the same camp as the others btw, I wouldn't keep them in with my snakes either...)