rescuing snakes

[amercnwmn]

Hey!! Totally new to this forum..seems like a great place to be..
I just would like to vent some frustrations>(
I recently persuaded a local theme park owner to release 2 Red Tail Boas to me...They were EXTREMELY neglected..NO water, kept OUTSIDE IN WINTER in a rabbit cage with NO HEAT, and one had not been fed in at least several months!!
Needless to say, both had mouth rot, respiratory infections, and mites! I have had them a month, the infections are clearing up, thanks to the baytril shots the vet gave them, and the mites are gone, and the skinny one is getting fatter slowly but surely.
The sucky part is local animal shelters offered their best advice, to have them "put down" and all I got was a run around from the local sheriffs offc. Since this incident, I have received COUNTLESS reports of Burmese pythons being let loose, or escaping their homes and animal control just euthanizes them, if they can catch them, otherwise they are just SHOT!:jawdrop:
I am currently trying to start a local rescue to help house some of these poor guys.
Any opinions?