[Casloy]

I'm not sure how a venomous snake is a pet. You can't pet it or touch and unlike fish it pretty much lays in it's aquarium waiting for you to make a false move. At least with a rabbit you can pet it and give it cute names, and if you get bored with it you can just whack it on the head and make stew out of it.

[sd-joe]

lol

[endthematrix]

Old Indian:

Once upon a time, a woman was picking up firewood. She came upon a poisonous snake frozen in the snow. She took the snake home and nursed it back to health. One day the snake bit her on the cheek. As she lay dying, she asked the snake, "Why have you done this to me?" And the snake answered, "Look, bitch, you knew I was a snake."

[MirrorField]

Well, I remember hearing that one family got some entertainment out of Diamondback Rattler in their terrarium. Said snake ate mainly live mice and the entertainment consisted of watching said snake to hunt the mice. But this might be urban legend.

Anyway, as for keeping "hot" snakes as pets: Why not if you want them. Though there should be some requirements considering their hazardousness, mainly about notifying emergency services. Otherwise, it's their own ass that is endangered and thus Not A Societal Problem.

Besides, you can give your snake cute pet names and some of them are quite beautiful.