Can snakes be fed a vegan diet?

I know - this sounds ridiculous.
However, I do know of cats raised vegan that are perfectly healthy.
So I will throw it out there incase anyone has heard of such an idea.

It would be an awful thing to do to a snake.

1.) Would they even eat it?
2.) Would they survive?
3.) Would they thrive long term?

And I think it's an awful thing to do any carnivore, cats included. They may appear healthy, but I have my (enormous) doubts)

Sure, I understand.

I just wonder what kind of life the frozen mice have had before being purchased. That's where the vegan idea originated. My snake was adopted from a previous owner. I wonder if for the greater good it would be more humane to painlessly kill my snake rather than buy frozen mice from the petstores in my area. Not because of the cost but because I don't like supporting petstores that sell animals.

i really, really don't think so. any dog or cat that you think is healthy more than likely isn't. they probably have skin conditions, yeast infections in their ears, goopy eyes, bad breath, etc. these are all related to allergies (to all the corn/wheat/peas/potatoes/whatever else is in the food) that their digestive systems are NOT designed to handle.

i work in a pet store, you wouldn't imagine how many people (vegans/vegetarians) come into my store and want a vegetarian diet for their animal...their CARNIVORE. it is absolutely unfair to deprive your animal of their proper diet just because YOU want to impose your beliefs on them...and they're not even human! they can't make a choice for themselves, and it is your responsibility to provide it with the proper nutrition, as close to their "natural" diet as possible.

i'm sorry, this is not a rant directed at you, just your question reminded me of how frustrating it is to see people neglect their pets needs.

oh i get it, a troll.

I wouldn't fed my snake a vegan diet if it was unhealthy. I posted here to find out if it could be and so far it seems to be the wrong thing to do. By the way I'm not trolling.

My dog eats a raw meat diet from roadkill and hunting. If my pets must be eat I aim to get it from a good source, where animals aren't treated as commodities to make money.

Snakes need protein and calcium.. Simple as that, and a Vegan diet wouldn't provide that. So no, definitely not healthy. And I don't think there is even a way you could have a Vegan diet. I really doubt a snake will eat vegetables.

if my pets must eat meat*

well then, fair enough.