Ethics in snakekeeping

[crono_vivi]

Hi, I'm considering getting my first snake. But I just keep questioning the ethics behind keeping them; feeding them the rats/bunnies/mice/etc. I really want to get one, because I love holding them at work(I work at a Pet store), but I just wonder if it's really right to feed perfectly healthy animals to another, or to freeze perfectly healthy animals, etc. What are your viewpoints? I really would like to put this to rest, because it keeps bugging me. Please dont' regard this as an attack on snake keepers, just a question.