Carbonatix Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Carbonatix

Is your ex a snake? Would you like to see them eaten by one? Photo by Sebastian Di Domenico/Flickr, used under Creative Commons BY 2.0.

It’s that time of year again!

The Kentucky Herpetological Society is bringing back its feed-your-ex-to-a-reptile fundraiser this Valentine’s Day season. 

For a donation of $5 for an insect, $5 for a vegetable, or $7 for a frozen or thawed rodent, the organization will feed your choice of the above “feeders” to one of their critters. After Valentine’s Day, they’ll release a video with footage of all of the “victims” getting eaten, with their names attached.

To participate, send the appropriate donation amount to @KYHerpSociety on PayPal between now and the end of the day on Tuesday, Feb. 14. In the memo line, include the name of the person (or organization, etc.) you want to name your feeder after. (The Instagram post doesn’t say if you can also specify what kind of animal you’d like the feeder given to, but there’s no harm in asking.)

All proceeds will go to the Herpetological Society’s work. Last year’s fundraiser brought in $234 dollars and involved more than 30 “victims,” including multiple guys named Matthew. (Or possibly the same guy, but we really hope not.) You can watch that video below.

Also, fun fact/slight brag: last year, our story made its way to “The Drew Barrymore Show.” (Drew herself owns a bearded dragon named Jeremy.)

This article appears in February 1, 2023.

Do you have a news tip?

SEND A NEWS TIP

Subscribe to LEO Weekly Newsletters

Sign up. We hope you like us, but if you don't, you can unsubscribe by following the links in the email, or by dropping us a note at leo@leoweekly.com.

Signup

By clicking “subscribe” above, you consent to allow us to contact you via email, and store your information using our third-party Service Provider. To see more information about how your information is stored and privacy protected, visit our policies page.

Subscribe to LEO Weekly Newsletters

Sign up. We hope you like us, but if you don't, you can unsubscribe by following the links in the email, or by dropping us a note at leo@leoweekly.com.

To sign up now, enter your email address in the field below and click the Subscribe button.

By clicking “Subscribe” above, you consent to allow us to contact you via email, and store your information using our third-party Service Provider. To see more information about how your information is stored and privacy protected, visit our policies page.

Carolyn Brown is the staff photographer and digital writer at LEO. Follow her on Instagram at @cebrownphoto or get in touch at cbrown@leoweekly.com.