Hi, I'm new here, looking for some advice. I'm petsitting/fostering a 5 year old female ball python while an acquaintance is out of the country. This person hasn't been taking great care of the snake; has already given away another snake (a boa) and the word is out she'd like to get rid of this one, too.

While I am enjoying petsitting/fostering this ball, I don't think I can commit to caring for it for the rest of it's life. However, to give it back to the owner would put her back into substandard care.

Any thoughts? From what I've read it's not terribly easy to rehome a ball python, is that correct? It seems like herp rescues are already overloaded enough with surrenders. Can anyone give me some ideas of where to look to rehome a snake into a good home? I live in the southeastern United States, if that helps.

Kira