Well, I have some input on this. My roommate is Vegan, HOWEVER, she loves my snakes, and all critters for that matter. She does not support PETA because of their bullshit and the horrible things they do to animals they are supposedly trying to save. She understands that snakes eat rats/mice/rabbits etc., and she accepts that that is their nature and what they have to eat to survive, but she does feel bad for the LIVE rats I feed to my picky ball pythons. I feed frozen to those who will take it and she does not get upset by that. She is fascinated with the snakes and watching their behavior, and she has "snake sat" for me on numerous occasions when I go out of town. She and I work at the same vet clinic together, and she is one of the best roommates I could ask for. We may disagree on what we like to eat, but thats about it. Its actually rather funny, our freezer is very much a walking contridiction, with frozen rats next to the soy ice cream next to frozen steaks and chicken breasts.
I digress... I think that these sheeple supporting PETA have no clue what they are talking about, and should not be giving anyone advice about snake ownership... especially that dumbdumb talking about releasing their snakes into the wild. If they really cared about animals they would not do that! Chances are high that either the snakes will get killed or will start hunting the wildlife and peoples pets in the area.... RAWR!!!!!!!!!
It just gets me so worked up when ignorance is displayed so openly like this.