[header] How to feed a corn snake [title] Choose between frozen and live rodents. [step] While some people think that using live prey seems more natural, most captive bred snakes have never had live or wild-caught prey. Live prey is more expensive and less convenient to purchase and store. 
More importantly, live rodents can injure your pet by biting or scratching, and can spread diseases or parasites. [substeps] If you caught your pet snake in the wild, it might reject thawed rodents and only want to eat live prey.