Yzma and Willow are my first ball pythons and Yzma is 3 yrs, and Willow 2.5 months so both are very young.

I know these snakes can live a long time (awesome because I adore my girls,) but I wondered.... what is a BP death like? I'm not trying to be morbid at all - I'm genuinely curious... when a BP has reached the end of its natural, healthy life, do they waste away and get thin? Do they get an RI and pass? Or do you go to check on them one day and they've passed quietly in their sleep? Do they get nippy and grouchy when they get old?

Curious minds....