Need Serious Opinions on STRANGE "object" that my male ball python "passed"

[PrettyInInk87]

The suspense is KILLING me!

[jsschrei]

What say you?

Sorry, I know the photos are a little out of focus. They were taken with a phone cam.

[LadyOhh]

That is a male....

And those are some interesting nails!

[jsmorphs2]

Looks like one to me. This is all very interesting.

One of the questions I had about the cysts while reading this thread was are they passed out of the body in mammals? From what I read it seemed the cysts are internal and surgically removed. But like the OP mentioned, that species isn't found in reptiles.

Maybe it was just some other benign liquid cyst that passed?

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

Wow, I can't wait to hear the the lab results either. This is crazy.

[jbean7916]

Wow, what an interesting turn!

sent from my EVO

[Crazy4Herps]

Please keep us posted!!

[pavlovk1025]

I like this thread.

[jsschrei]

Looks like one to me. This is all very interesting.

One of the questions I had about the cysts while reading this thread was are they passed out of the body in mammals? From what I read it seemed the cysts are internal and surgically removed. But like the OP mentioned, that species isn't found in reptiles.

Maybe it was just some other benign liquid cyst that passed?

You are correct. Which it was why it was so bizarre. It would have been so unlikely to have been a cyst. But could you imagine what I was thinking when I found this thing in the tub of a male ball python!? Egg didn't even enter my mind...went straight to parasite. Since the possibility of egg was not relevant to me at that time I could only try to wrap my head around cyst.

[jsschrei]

Please keep us posted!!

Definitely will! For all you following this post, I won't be picking him/her up until about 11am PST. And the vet is 1 hr away. And I'll likely be stopping to have a confirmation popping on the way home. By the time I'm able to report more findings it will be at least 3pm PST.