Is the venomoid operation ethical?
A. That’s a question you will have to answer for yourself. Most veterinarians will say no and refuse to perform the procedure. It can be compared to declawing or removing the canine teeth of wolves or big cats in order to keep them as household pets. You can still find some veterinarians in some countries who will do these things, but these kinds of surgeries are illegal in the UK and considered very questionable in the USA. If you don’t see anything wrong with declawing and removing the teeth of a lion so you can keep it in your house with the kids as a really cool pet, you might not see anything wrong with removing the venom glands from a snake either.
