I never ask... is this snake a morph? But... is he? (rescue update - Magda).

[Shadera]

That first picture yanks on the heartstrings. Is it just the angle, or was he really that thin? I love when these deserving animals that have suffered so much at the hands of ignorance find their way into good homes.

I don't know if he's a morph or not, but he sure is a pretty boy.

[Bruce Whitehead]

That first picture yanks on the heartstrings. Is it just the angle, or was he really that thin?

That was all there was too him... he was in an enclosure with no water, a heat lamp and no belly heat, and about 4 months worth of filth. Or as the guy said "once the snake stopped eating I stopped changing... cause it isn't using the toilet".

When he found the snake burned his 1st Aid treatment was to dunk the snake in a sink full of ice water and scrub him with a bristle brush.

I took the story in as I was getting the snake, and it was a 45 minute drive home. I had to pull over twice I was so enraged and sad knowing what this snake had been through (yeah, I cried).

Bruce

[Peter Williams]

That was all there was too him... he was in an enclosure with no water, a heat lamp and no belly heat, and about 4 months worth of filth. Or as the guy said "once the snake stopped eating I stopped changing... cause it isn't using the toilet".

When he found the snake burned his 1st Aid treatment was to dunk the snake in a sink full of ice water and scrub him with a bristle brush.

I took the story in as I was getting the snake, and it was a 45 minute drive home. I had to pull over twice I was so enraged and sad knowing what this snake had been through (yeah, I cried).

Bruce

Bruce it is nothing short of a miracle that this snake is alive, you done good.

[Bruce Whitehead]

Bruce it is nothing short of a miracle that this snake is alive, you done good.

Thanks Peter, but ultimately it is the snake. Everytime he "clicks back on" I am amazed. He goes through months at a time where I think this poor snake has simply had a psychological death and then he comes back.

Had him out tonight for a handling and he is just the gentlest giant. He is a heartbreaker in spades.

Bruce

EDIT: That and he donated his sperm plugs to induce my Fire to breed.

[LadyOhh]

Not a Burgandy, but he is handsome and looking like he is recovering well!

[katiadarling]

I know next to nothing about morphs and breeding, etc, etc. But I wanted to say thank you for taking him in and helping him on his way. He's beautiful!

Also, I always love your pictures because you are always in the coolest places. I think you said before that you're involved in something about art. It's quite cool! thanks!

[quikcolin]

My hat goes off to you.

Its amazing to me how someone (previous owner) can be so.. "ignorant" towards the needs and well being of an animal like that... some people

Just goes again to show you how hardy these amazing creatures are!

Again - good for you to aid this beauty back to health!

Colin

[iCandiBallPythons]

That was all there was too him... he was in an enclosure with no water, a heat lamp and no belly heat, and about 4 months worth of filth. Or as the guy said "once the snake stopped eating I stopped changing... cause it isn't using the toilet".

When he found the snake burned his 1st Aid treatment was to dunk the snake in a sink full of ice water and scrub him with a bristle brush.

I took the story in as I was getting the snake, and it was a 45 minute drive home. I had to pull over twice I was so enraged and sad knowing what this snake had been through (yeah, I cried).

Bruce

All I can say is wow man, The sink thing for the burns has to be one of the top craziest things I've heard not to mention the bristle brush on top of that.I know there are a million different reasons that motivate ppl like this to obtain the animals they do. I cant fathom how you can just ignore that theres a live animal just sitting there wasting away til it eventually dies, how some ppl live with themselves will forever astonish me, but its awesome that it found its way somehow into Bruce's home!