Indeed, the original question involves SO many elements, most of which are simply not black or white, but a thousand shades of grey. And, as you point out, we are talking about more than just facts here...We are talking about FEELINGS (ours, of course). I strongly agree with your "cramped quarters" issue. One of the reasons that I don't keep two or three times as many snakes as I do is that I would not have space to house them the way I see fit.

Interestingly enough, my "simple" answer to the original question is: I think WILD snakes belong in the WILD. And that answer involves MY feelings. I also know that there are many folks on these forums who keep w/c animals who I have the utmost respect for, and value their opinoin on this matter as much as my own. The ones that really BUG me are the people snatching quantities of snakes from the wild for profit, and those who find a snake, put it in a cage, and later ask us why it is not thriving....I was just downstairs feeding a few of my snakes, and DAMN I like this hobby. Duffy

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