Well I heard from vet's surgery today (vet is away till Monday but spoke to someone else).

Sadly it appears my rescue corn definitely has a malignant tumor - so we're back to vet's with her on Monday to see what is best to do. Vet himself hasn't seen the wound since he operated and it still has its protective cover on. The wound is large (about 1 1/2 inches in diameter) and was originally thought to have occurred from a neglected bite from another snake (though we think that may have happened too as when our local reptile seller first saw the snake he saw 2 puncture wounds and venom oozing out).

The lady (another vet I think) I spoke to didn't seem too optimistic of the outcome - it will be either more cutting or euthanasia

I haven't had her long (only a few weeks) but you get so attached to these critters.

Has anyone else had successful outcomes of malignant tumors in snakes? I know these things can take longer to become really bad because of the snake's slow metabolism.

Sue