Love that pic. I love how people start jumping up and down on irresponsible snake owners without knowing the whole story. More people have been killed by pet cats than pet snakes.
Could it have been negligence by the owner? Yep. Could it have been something else? Yep. Until the whole story is known, people really should keep their opinions to themselves.
I made that pic and used a Retic especially to ping you to this thread.
Feel free to spread it far and wide.
:)