I think my "girl" is a boy... :(

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This morning my husband went to check on the temps in our new rack that we built. And he pulled out the drawer that had my "female" BP(375g) and went to grab the therm probe and she struck at him! Luckily he saw it just in time to move his hand and she only grazed him. But then she continued to strike....over and over.... I'll admit that I'm a chicken and would never have even conscidered picking the snake up....by my husband is the opposite of me and he was quite pissed that the snake would strike at him over and over(yes, he realized she was probably just scared). So, he took her out and she was whipping all over...and then he called me over and told me to come look at something. So, I do....and the pic below is what we saw. No, he wasn't squeezing the tail at all....just holding it. I'm sorry that it is blurry, the snake wouldn't stop whipping around. But I distinctly saw two white pointy "things" coming out.

In one of the pics, there is poop coming out and that's not what I'm talking about. Before the poop there was two white pointy things where the poop is.





What do you guys think?! This snake was sold to me as a female...and the seller was less than stellar in his communication.... If this is a boy...I think I will have a hard time getting the seller to step up and take him back....

[png_lovebirds]

Sorry for the spelling errors....my kids were "helping" me type.....

[giaach]

I could to way wrong but I always thought hemipiens were pink, the only white-ish stuff you might see would be sperm plugs. From the first image itdoes look like a male. From the image it looks more like a prolapse not sexual organs. But Im new so take it for what its worth.

[SatanicIntention]

That looks like an extremely stressed out snake who is musking on you.

I don't see penes though. They are dark red.

[blaise]

I could to way wrong but I always thought hemipiens were pink, the only white-ish stuff you might see would be sperm plugs. From the first image itdoes look like a male. From the image it looks more like a prolapse not sexual organs. But Im new so take it for what its worth.

I agree that it looks like a prolapse of...something. I'm not really familiar with snake anatomy so I have no idea what it is but it could be some other organ and not necessarily the hemipenes. Maybe whatever is wrong is causing it a lot of pain and that is why he (she?) is being so aggressive...it looks painful.

[Tosha_Mc]

Males and females both have nubbs (scent glands) - the males tend to be pink and the females white - however if there is a prolapse, injury or infection in the area (or is she just pooped) - then a female might have pink glands as well. Sorry I can't really tell whats going on with the picture - I guess you can try to invert the penes - but if it is a prolapse then I'd suggest waiting until healthy before trying to sex it.

[ThyTempest]

I agree, the first pic could possibly depict hemipeins, but the second doesnt. I also agree with the possibility of a prolapse or infection, in which case the snake should go to the vet. If you go that route, there is a list of herp vets as a sticky in the general herp board. The vet should also be able to probe the snake for you to get an accurate gender. Hope everything works out.

[SatanicIntention]

Guys.. Read the OP's post. She said the husband picked the snake up and she was flailing around, IE stressed out.

The snake is everting because she is stressed. Notice the musk..

[starmom]

I would leave the snake a lone for a couple of days and then I would pop her/him. *Unless* this is a prolapse situation in which case you need to get the snake to the vet immediately.

[SatanicIntention]

*sigh*

I have a LTC female who does this everytime I get her out. She flails and tries to bite, so I grab her tail and behind her head with one hand(firmly but gently) and clean the tub with the other hand. She musks and everts, and that is exactly what it looks like. It's stress as well as fear and she is showing her displeasure at being handled.