y does it look like this

just found this ad...and i was curious why it looks so unhealthy is it a stuck shed? i know nothing about blood pythons but would love to venture into different species of snakes besides balls http://fayetteville.craigslist.org/pet/3245156498.html

Definitely looks like a stuck shed to me.

I don't really see a full body stuck shed myself; I see a really dehydrated animal instead.

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Originally Posted by Daybreaker

I don't really see a full body stuck shed myself; I see a really dehydrated animal instead.

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x2... At 3 years old shouldnt a male blood be a lot bigger than 2 feet???

Dehydrated. Everything about this husbandry is wrong for a blood. Glass tank, screen top, heat lamp. All reasons for that snake jerky sausage you see there. That snake is not beyond help yet however.

Dehydration looks to be the issue

3 years and only 2 feet?

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Originally Posted by melodyb1985

just found this ad...and i was curious why it looks so unhealthy is it a stuck shed? i know nothing about blood pythons but would love to venture into different species of snakes besides balls http://fayetteville.craigslist.org/pet/3245156498.html

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My advice to you do some research, this is not a beginner species and when you are ready buy a captive bred animal that is well established stay away from rescues and imports, rescuing a blood could turn out to be a very difficult experience for you.

Rescuing a blood is something to leave to those who already have experience owning a blood. :gj:

o i wasnt planning on rescuing it i just seen the ad and was woundering why it looked so strange...iv never seen a stuck shed on my ball..so i wasnt sure if thats what was going on....and after reading everything on this site..i wouldnt dare get another animal without doing research first...i would love to get a blood python one day..but im not ready for it yet...i want to have my ball for atleast a year and know i have done a good job taking care of it first before looking for something elese

That's a fully retained shed. The snake is also likely dehydrated from being kept in a completely incorrect setup, but the extreme wrinkling like that with the weird opaque-shiny appearance is from a fully retained shed. Really sad.