Re: Ball Python Seizure??
Wow, this thread is almost a decade old. But cdpurv video response seems to hit the nail on the head about a similar episode. Thanks for sharing. :gj:
Re: Ball Python Seizure??
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cdpurv
Excellent find- thanks for posting that. And yes, I've seen that same behavior before- pretty sure it had to do with something caught in their throat- that would be my interpretation. And it could be something as minor as a bit of substrate or even a long hair* that got swallowed with their prey, & after the prey went down, the hair was still "on its way"- so the snake is trying to maneuver it down, & since they cannot cough, & have no hands to remove it, all they can do is thrash as shown in the video.
*A little side note- since I have long hair- Every now & then one of my dogs will manage to swallow a stray hair of mine, & since it's apparently not digestible, you should see the dance they do around the yard when it comes out the other end, attached to fecal material they're trying to unload! :rofl: It really freaks them out when "stuff" follows them! :O I "shouldn't" laugh, but I can't help it. :D
