So thanks to one of my first friendships in Texas, I now have this beautiful girl in my collection.

http://iherp.com/Public/Animals/View...AnimalID=95406

My friend rescues snakes from bad situations. This boa was the property of a man who got divorced. She spent two months with the ex wife and was not fed, watered, or generally cared for. She is not dehydrated, thanks to the feces and urine-soaked cypress mulch in her 16-qt sweater box.

I have a couple of concerns.

First, though the pics don't really show it, she is pretty thin. Not nearly as thin as some of the ball pythons my friend got out of that place, but still not good.

Second, I think she might have some scale rot developing. I didn't get any belly shots because I didn't want to stress her out right now. Her belly is rather blotchily pink on the second half of her body. I'm hoping she's just about to shed, but that substrate did not look good at all.

I don't normally feed snakes the same day I get them, but she kept acting hungry, and immediately took the small F/T rat I offered.

All I know about her is that she is supposedly female, and supposedly a year old. Obviously a sunglow.

Would be interested to know if anyone could guess at her locality or has any observations to make at this point. I'll be updating this thread often with pictures.

Ever since I sold my three boas I have been missing them something fierce and pining after female boas on kingsnake and fauna (dreaming to one day breed boas myself). It's almost like this girl was an answer to a prayer. I hope I do right by her and get her fully recovered.