Like sure snakes look nice but i would be really fucked up if i had to give it a living or dead rat every half a week or so. Only reason im not vegan is cos of that thin layer of separation between what i eat and the animal it came from, so i dont feel awful everytime i eat, do yall not feel any of that?
With live rodents, there's always a risk that the rodent might hurt the snake, biting back or scratching it if it won't die properly before the snake starts eating.
I've only known two reptile people, but they both fed their snakes dead rodents they waggled about with a stick to get the snake interested.