Right, I'm sure they are often devoured in the wild too, but who really knows how healthy it can be. I would be really concerned for my snakes health when considering other food sources. Probably why you asked about them to begin with, and I admire that. It has really gotten me curious about them as well but I don't have but a few bait shops around here that sell them and they seemed weird-ed out when I asked them where they got them from, how big they where, and if anyone else had been purchasing them for snake food? (that sparked a whole conversation with the bait shop Wolfe Tackle who then made me upset saying they've caught fish on baby snakes! ugh!)

So my attempt to learn something new today only gave me a dormant nightmare waiting to happen. He also said no one had been buying them for snake food. sorry