Hey guy's and gal's, let's start off by saying I am new to the forum. I got a ball python about a week and a half ago and it's not been so pleasant for me. I will start off by telling the story so everyone knows the whole situation. First off I got her ( well I think It's a her ) from someone I know that didn't take care of her at all. So I asked him if I could take her since he had no time or desire to care or her whatsoever. After a bit he finally gave in and I picked her up. When I got to his house the tank was a horrible mess, feces everywhere no water, dried feces in the water bowl and no heating pad. Just so everybody knows I live in Newfoundland Canada and it is mighty cold here as it's the winter. Anyway I said nothing to this person as he was giving her and the enclosure to me for free. When I got her home I immediately took her out and cleaned the tank thoroughly and put new bedding fresh water and a heating pad under her tank. Now while I was cleaning the tan I had to handle her witch I really did not want to do because she was not held or taken out in months. She started to drooling I thought it was just water from her having a dink as soon as i got her home knowing she did not have water for a long time. BUT then she started couching up liquid but not like water it was more like mucus and I got really scared as this is all new to me. So i looked online and sure enough she had all the signs of a serious URI, tougue was stuck together open mouth breathing head wobble everything. So the next day I took her to the vet and he gave me antibiotics that I had to give her orally for seven days. Not my best experience in the world as she didn't like to be handled and everytime I would hold her head to give her her med's she would put up a good fight, but I got through the seven day's. He said he had fed her two mice two weeks before i got her so it was three weeks before she had a meal. as soon as the med's were gone I gave her a rat. she seemed to be doing well but I have noticed her heavy breathing constantly and I can hear her breathe. I cant afford to take her to the vet again the first visit broke me. But I want to take care of my snake I will post a vid.. Any help will be greatly appreciated thank you!

Sorry it's so long lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjwcl...ature=youtu.be