BP's from Craigslist

[rabernet]

I don't know that I have ever seen a mistreated/unhealthy snake...so when people say the snake "doesn't look good", I'm assuming that they are just thin, scarred, etc? And just out of curiosity...as far as looking good aesthetically/visually for normal balls, is it just personal preference or are there certain patterns, colors, and contrasts considered to be premium for non morphs? if so, what makes one normal ball a 10 vs. a 2?

These are the first two ball pythons that I ever picked up from Craigslist. The guy was asking for $100 each, by the time I went to see them, and was shocked at their condition, I agreed to take them in as rescues and he gave them to me. He admitted to feeding them once every 3 months if he remembered to do it that often.

You tell me, would you consider starving animals mistreatment?

Girl 1


Girl 2 - in a little better shape, but not much:


The two girls after they had been properly set up and fed properly after just 2 months:

Girl 1


Girl 2


These girls were so starving, that any time I walked past their tubs in QT they were constantly tracking my body heat and striking at me - not from fear, but from pure hunger. Once they were at healthy weight, they stopped that behavior.