Okay, my opinion is yes you should, but it is so much work. No one, no pets or humans should have any of the water put into them or onto their skin. Fluoride is a horrible, horrible poison that the gov't pushes because if they didn't, too many people would sue them and win, look it up, there is a ton of info out there that is kept from stupid people like us, plus, there are so many other additives in water systems out there now, nature; animals/fish were never meant to have any of it. Dogs in labs were given fluoride and got lung cancer, so who knows what could happen to your snake. Then again, I hate the work. Look up Korgan (for fish) products and they will even tell you about fluoride and the effects it may have on fish. In some people - the water in their cities gives them severe allergic reactions to where they have to invest in RO just so they can be healthy. Good luck with snake. And chlorine is dangerous - I used to get sick all the time when I swam in pools - like my lungs were burning. Snake skin is delicate.