"That would probably be good to do before I hold him,"

Ele said, taking the rat from Tyler and opening the top to the snake's cage. Reaching in, Ele enticed the python into striking at the rat and coiling around it. She gave it time to have its meal,

"Snakes are really cool."

Ele said, bending over to look through the glass at the snake,

"I can't have pets in my apartment, but if I could, I would have a snake."