Beef-eating snakes

[chas*e]

I was feeding my Alligators the other day with Stewing beef and I had some left over and cut it up and for a lark tried to see if any of my snakes would take the beef....Well, I was surprized that some of my smaller snakes did indeed take the small beef chunks.
I noticed that only the fast strikers took to the beef and not the snakes that sniffed around. I warmed the beef up first in water. I am going to try this method again ...I would save a fortune in rats/mice.. all I would have to do is inject the chunks with vitamin and calcium suppliment for a balanced diet.
Does anyone else feed in this manner or have they heard about it.???
Stewing beef = $1 lb