Fellow herp enthusiasts:

Due to recent difficult events that have taken place in my personal life as well as events that might possibly be taking place in my near AND distant future, I may have to find a new home for Hissy.

Without getting too deeply into it, financially with student loans and things starting to pile up, I am not in a great financial position to care for Hissy. I can barely afford her food and at this stage, if she were to get sick, I would not be able to afford to get her the proper care that she needs.

Add to this the fact that the next couple of years might bring a variety of moves for Nanci and I, including a couple to New York City and/or Las Vegas (I know that seems like two completely random places but wouldn't things HAVE to be drastic for me to consider this step?) and it just seems like a stable environment for Hissy is almost impossible to be certain of.

I am not sure that this drastic step needs to be taken just yet as things could shake down very differently from the current plans in place. However, I wanted to float this out there to my friends in the community to see what kind of interest I can generate in possible homes for Hissy.

She is a completely healthy female normal ball python. In April it will be two years since I have owned her and my vet estimates that she was about 6 months old when I got her. She IS a picky eater with any notable changes to her environment. She eats F/T rats. She is around 3.5 feet long and weighs close to 1000 grams.

Anyone interested would get her along with a beautiful AP tank, two Acu-rite digital Hygro/thermo combos, one large water bowl, four hides (2 clay pot saucers and 2 reptile caves), a rheostat which I currently have hooked up to the belly heat in the AP tank and whatever else is laying around on the bottom of her tank stand. All of this is a great value and I would only be looking for about $100-$150 for it. I would prefer to keep it local to avoid the stress of shipping her. I would be willing to drive a couple of hours to deliver her. Anyone who lives in or near the Western New York area please respond with possible interest.

As I said, this is not a guarenteed necessity. It is with a very heavy heart that I even propose the possibility of this happening. I love this snake. She has got quite a personality. She is very docile despite her efforts to prove otherwise with all of her hissing and I love that about her. I hope to NOT have to resort to this step, but if I need to, the number one priority is finding her a quality home. Please let me know. Thanks for your time.