Looking for a recommendation on a veterinarian who definitely has a lot of experience with ball pythons in the Lehigh Acres / Fort Myers FL area. I have a girl who is at a vets office right now but if this doesn't go well then I would like to have a second opinion from someone I know is good. Right now he said it's basically like trying to figure out a puzzle. I figured there might be someone on here close enough to me that has had luck with one.

She is being looked at for a mass/swelling in her head and throat. I've only had her since about mid September and she was eating well for her first few meals then suddenly stopped for her last feeding (attempted the 13th). Since then I thought she was looking a little "puffy" in the head area but didn't think much of it since she is a Sub-Saharan/Volta ball python and they tend to have bigger heads. This morning I checked on her and I could definitely tell something was wrong as her whole head and one side of her lips looked swollen so I took her in today and he seems to think its a tumor. He showed me a pinkish looking mass in the back of her throat. He's going to do a radiograph, antibiotics, biopsy and some other stuff that I don't remember but I haven't gotten a copy of the bill just yet. He wanted to do tube feedings and although I don't usually disagree with my vet, I declined as I feel it's only going to stress her out more. She hasn't been without food long enough to make me think this would be a good thing.

I have seen other pics from searches of the same kind of swelling that this looks like and it turned out to be a broken or abscessed tooth that got infected however, I realize I'm not a vet. It just seems odd that a tumor could swell up that quickly? They assured me that it could very well swell like that if it's been there the whole time and maybe shipping or stress could make it pop out. But she went from feeding/looking fine to suddenly refusing food and swollen up like this in a matter of maybe a week. Any help is greatly appreciated.

thermostat set to 93 (temp gun checked for 90 hot spot inside the tub)
newspaper substrate
I feed only f/t rats and although the seller said she was taking larges (she's a big girl), I've only given her mediums