Gene wanted a snake. Im surprised he didnt notice, then to, he might have thought children.. Which most people are not interested in.. unless they are SE.
i had to feed my cornsnake once a week, if it went 2 weeks without food it went batshit insane and would try to strike at anyone that walked in front of the glass... and it was in my room so at night it would make noise, which caused to me to constantly have nightmares where he escapes the cage and kills me in my sleep because of that I now have a snake phobia... it sucks
i had two garder snakes.. and on a couple occasions left the top open.. came home.. found one of them on my dishes in the kitchen.. and another time behind the entertainment center
snakes eating mice is like watching a kid eat spaghetti and when they have the one noodle thats too long so they slurp it up