Re: Is this a Pastel? (noob ?)
Chances are vet expenses would cost you at least $250. Though I gladly take in any "rescue" animals in need of care, I would not pay money for a snake that needs to see a vet; it my eyes, me paying for the vet costs constitutes as a "rehoming fee", and I won't pay an owner of a mistreated animal a dime. The tail injury looks like it would probably be okay with some vet attention; the only problem is, it definitely looks like the owner does not care enough to take proper care of her snake, and in that case there's a good chance the snake has other issues (respiratory infections, mites, parasites, abscesses, stomatitis, etc.).
In terms of the snake minus the injury, yeah it's browned out, but its got nice size and some pretty blushing. Depends on what you like to see in ball pythons, but in my eyes that's a decent looking snake. You can label a snake whatever you want, but it really comes down to whether or not YOU like it.
If you've got that kind of money and you want the snake, then by all means buy it, but be prepared to deal with lots of time at the vets.
