Why kittens when you can use rabbits or rodents
This is exactly why I adopted my one-eyed rat Winkie. I was putting the ratties in their habitats at the pet store I work at, when I noticed he only had one eye. I asked my manager if anyone would buy a one-eyed rat and she said that she didn't think the snake cared whether or not his dinner had one eye or two. I was totally repulsed and decided right then and there to adopt him and give him a wonderful life with me and my fur (and a bald dude) kids. He is THE most wonderful little guy. Very social (and spoiled). My cats are intrigued by him but they don't bother him.

The guy who feeds live animals to his snake is a jerk. At the pet store I work in, we have "Micecicles" which are dead, frozen mice to feed to snakes. I get a serious attitude whenever someone comes in to buy a rodent for their stinking snake, and try to discourage them. Never works though.

*sigh* At least there's one rattie that ain't gonna be no snake's dinner.