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As Stefan says, no one is trying to tell you what to do with your animals, Shannon. We each must make our own choices.
I too would call this a seizure, and would euthanase any pet with a similar condition if it couldn't be controlled with drugs. I wouldn't destroy a snake if it were blind. Obviously one wouldn't kill a child, but there's no comparison.

Snakes, of course, don't register distress in the same way mammals do... so we have no real way of knowing if such an animal is suffering.

What worries me is that such unpleasant defects should be considered in some way cute or endearing. Didn't we have a member last year actively seeking a two headed snake because it would be 'cool'?

This isn't intended as any kind of attack on you, Shannon, I just think it's a genuinely interesting debate.