The rescued ball python has been giving me more reason to worry lately. I tried to get a video of it tonight, but he wasn't cooperating very well. The video I'm including is from a few weeks ago. I'm sorry it's not very good quality - it was taken with my cell phone.
Watch the video, and you'll see how he is indecisive about moving forward. He goes out, and then comes back in. He didn't use to do this and now that's ALL he does. He doesn't move. This in itself is not that big of a deal. It is a ball python, afterall. However, the part that concerns me is the fact that he continually falls to one side or another. It's like he can't keep his balance. Also, if you're watching really closely, you'll see his head sort of "quiver" up and down or side to side (I don't remember which). It's not that bad in the video - he only does it once or twice, and it's slight. But tonight when I had him out, he was like an elderly person with Parkinsons. He couldn't keep his head still, it just kept wobbling up and down and back and forth fairly rapidly.
I know it may seem like I'm blowing things out of proportion based on this video, but he has gotten worse since this was taken, and he shakes like that every time I take him out. This is the snake that is "loaded" with parasites every time I take him to the vet (he's going again in a few days for another treatment). Is there any possibility the parasites have affected his motor skills?
Anyway, sorry for the ramble. This snake just makes me really nervous...
Here's the video:
http://s27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...=Video0006.flv