I AM writing in response to the article about the pet snake found on the Red Line (“Snake on a train, bashful for weeks, slips out, is snared," Metro, Feb. 4). I’m sure I am not alone in finding this story horrifying.
Given the budget issues, not to mention the challenging weather conditions faced by the MBTA over the past few weeks, I find it appalling that scarce resources had to be devoted to looking for a snake that should never have been allowed on the train in the first place.
It may be this woman’s pet, but I would have been terrified to come face to face with this creature had it slithered out of hiding while I read my Globe on my morning commute. It’s hard enough dealing with delays and crowding on subways; we don’t need to add reptiles to the mix.
The MBTA should revise its policies to ban certain categories of so-called pets.
Sara Meyers
Belmont 
