What about giving the snakes kept in captivity a choice whether they want to be kept in a cage with other snakes 24/7, every single day of their lives? I doubt anyone here can argue that these so called groups of snakes bonding in the wild do not sit under the same board/tin/rock/etc. all together for their entire lifespan. They move around. Which is why a majority of the time kings are found alone. And in Spring, they can be found mating. So all grouped together in a cage for their entire lifespan is a bit far from normal or natural for them. Grouping them together at times may be on the right track to giving them the interactions they are used to in the wild. But not their entire lives day in and day out. If it's really about the snakes, why not do what is natural for them instead of doing what some here think they see in captivity and just assuming they're happier because the snakes are fine in their cages?

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