My vet says that if India dies, she will necropsy her. We did not necropsy the other four. Now I wish I had. No sign of IBD in my Red Tails...yet. I'm scared silly I'll lose all my snakes to this insidious disease.

May 24, 1996. India has also died. My vet thought she was rallying and gradually turned her heat back up to the mid-80's, from the mid-70's. By decreasing the heat, my vet slowed down India's system so she could get the antibiotics into her. But, increasing the heat seemed to make the virus more active. My vet said that India was literally full of mucous overnight and she found India on her back in her cage, gasping for air. India died choking on her mucous while my vet was trying to aspirate it out. I have now lost five Ball Pythons to IBD
Most likely IBD was the result considering they said they would do a necropsy, the article is under the heading of Boid Inclusion Body Disease.