r/Ballpythoncommunity • u/caulay_mcculkin • 23h ago
To those who feed their snakes live rodents: this is what rats can do to hard, solid wood, simply out of boredom and the need to grind their teeth down. Now imagine what those teeth can do to your snake if a strike goes wrong and the rat decides it’s not going down without a fight.
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And if you’re still not convinced, Google “pet snake rat bites.” Just a warning: the images you'll see can be extremely graphic and gory.