Hi everyone, long time no post but I wanted your opinion on something please.
Well a friend of mine has just got a corn snake.
Its a baby but it will grow up to 6ft.
I never considered myself anti-snake because I know people do have phobias on them, but seeing it in action, including the way it eats, has really put me off - not only snakes, but also, the friendship. That sounds really lame, and I dont mean completely discard of this person, but for some reason, I have a feeling of distance from this person all of a sudden.
Ive been watching a few videos as to how people feed their snakes, and they feed them rats, mice and 'pinkies' which are dead *or alive* new born mice. I cant believe the level of cruelty going on, some people throw live animals into the tank. Before you say its only nature, well ok but how about I throw you into the lions den and let nature take its course? Some people throw rats into the bath where they know it isnt going to escape.
But anyhow, seeing this person talk and pett their snake is really discomforting. They feed it little dead mice like a mother breast feeds her baby. The way the snake eats is horrible.
So my question is, 'Do you think snakes have emotion?'
I mean, is the close relationship justified? Is it just a cold blooded beast with no emotion at all?
I just cant understand this attraction to snakes and certainly cant understand why people would want to sacrifice mice to give to a snake.
I'm a real nature person but this I just cannot understand.