We were at Busch Gardens, Tampa, yesterday. While watching a hyena diet presentation at the animal care pavilion, we got to watch an unexpected procedure on a ball python. One of their resident balls named Thor (29 yo male) had a hard mass around the cloaca. We got to watch the park vet clear an impacted gland in the surgical suite. They allow you to view the entire surgical suite through a glass front, and have ceiling mounted cameras that give you an up-close view on high def screens. You can even talk to the vet afterwards. As ball python owners ourselves, it was a unique experience.