About 2 months ago I went and rescued a male ball python, whom was in horrible condition. When I got to the ladies house I was horrified by what I saw. He had dried up wounds all up and down his back, burns on his tail and belly, dried shed left on him, and in a couple spots where it looked like someone literally tried to skin him. The lady said, "he's had a few bad sheds". It looked like he had been severely abused on purpose! I've never seem a snake in my life that looked like this. Pictures tell everything.
(In this picture I wasn't pulling the skin, just lifting it up. It eventually fell off a few days later)
This is the only picture i took of his burns.
When I received him he was in pain and would strike every time I would try to touch him. He refused to eat as well. After his first shed you could tell he felt so much better! A couple weeks after his first shed he finally started eating again. And now he doesn't mind being handled. Next is a picture after he shed.
Next is a picture that was taken a couple weeks ago. As you can see his scales are starting to form back over the white areas.
Let me know what you guys think! I'm so happy to have saved him. He will be one normal male that stays with me for the rest of his life. He's now one of my best eaters too!
Let me know what you guys think!
Originally Posted by Macinster
About 2 months ago I went and rescued a male ball python, whom was in horrible condition. When I got to the ladies house I was horrified by what I saw. He had dried up wounds all up and down his back, burns on his tail and belly, dried shed left on him, and in a couple spots where it looked like someone literally tried to skin him. The lady said, "he's had a few bad sheds". It looked like he had been severely abused on purpose! I've never seem a snake in my life that looked like this. Pictures tell everything.
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