I bought a young hypo boa who had the coolest personality. She was so gentle, never stuck, and was curious and would even boop my nose as she was exploring her world. She was about 2 ft long and seemed a little thin, but not disturbingly so. Brought her home and gave her a fantastic terrarium and always kept an eye on her daily. She ate often, but not always when offered. Then she ate less often. Then she started using hides, when she never did the first 6 weeks I had her.

One morning i noticed she had she had folds on the sides of her running the length of her body. She kept refusing food. A trip to the vet was made. The vet said she had no parasites, no blockages, and was just under weight, but otherwise fine. Took her home and she ate the following day! Success! ...then two days later I woke up to a dead snake. 😢

I looked all over searching for info about folds on the side of the snakes skin. I found one thing, and it was a post about a corn snake who died three days after the owner recognized it. I saw her drinking, so she wasn't dehydrated. I'm just bummed and was so happy with this beautiful animal (my first boa). So if anybody notices folds on their new snake, don't take it lightly. Don't let the vet send you home thinking things are ok. Ask for every check they have available. I wish I did. They did no imaging. Just a PSA I guess since I couldn't find anything on it when I looked.