Geez, from the gist of this, it looks like I missed something cause it didn't make sense at first read...
But about the assumption of some feeding live over dead, well, according to the tale it was dead when fed, by a dog, but dead none the less.
besides, with a chicken for a feeder, I kinda figured the snake was of a size that the owner had kept it for a while and knew of the damage a chicken can cxause.
Now I am not sure if you know about tsome of the viruses that fowl carries that can be detrimental to the snake, along with a parasite called coccidia.
Read this post to learn more about it.
Mouse/Rat alternatives.
Now the story is funny as heck! [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img]
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