About five days ago my baby python looked like it was going to defecate because it was extremely fat near its tail. It looked like this for two days and when I checked up on it again it looked as if it had pooped, but I didn't see any in its cage -- I believe it expelled fluid because its tail-region was no longer swollen. When I tried to pick it up it started jerking hysterically from side to side as if it was blind and finally ended up turning its head upside-down as if it had no sense of what right-side-up is. It didn't respond to any movement, nor did it retract its head when I touched its nose like it normally does. Sometimes it would go into a tantrum and flip itself around for no reason.

Today I woke up and it was practically lifeless -- It would take in one huge breath every 15 seconds. I thought it would be dead by the time I got home from work, but it wasn't; In fact, it seemed like it was somehow recovering. It is somewhat lifeless, but it does actually move and now it can focus on things, as in keep its head pointing at the thing it is focused on as opposed to before when it had no perspective of what was around it.

I know it needs to eat because it regurgitated a mouse pup so it probably hasn't had nurishment for an entire month. I tried feeding it a few times prior to it becoming sick but it refused. Judging by its physical status as of now it probably isn't capable of eating. It looks completely normal except for some loose skin near the tail-region.

I honestly don't know how or why it hasn't already died. Any suggestiong on how I can nurse it back to health?