Oh my, ANOTHER snake

[LeilaNami]

So a friend of mine acquired a 4 ft rainbow boa from a PetCo where it was relinquished supposedly for having mouth rot. Honestly I see no signs of rot but there are bite wounds on the nose that are healing very nicely. Well, my friend doesn't have room for a snake but both of us having worked at that PetCo know how...difficult it is to get vet care for a herp. She offered him to me. (I assume him because of the presence of spurs and a very long tail) I met him tonight and he's a doll. He seemed quite content to perch on the top of my head for half an hour. Definitely a very active snake.

 

[ballpython2]

Rainbow boas are to me some of the best boas around. they are excellent hunters and never go off feed unless they are sick or in shed mode.

I love my rainbow he/she always gives me a show when I feed her live mice/rats and never comes out with a scratch.

it seems like she is growing bigger and bigger by the week if anything ever happened to my baby id be sad/pissed for a long time.

he/she is as long as my arm is...

 

[Mina]

That is wonderful for both you and that poor little snake!!!
Congratulations!!

 

[davidbarber1]

Leila, you seem to be picking up free snakes right now. Congrats on that and your new animal. Post some pics if you can, especially the nose section. I had a RTB that got bit by a rat and was given to me. If it does not get infected, it should shed most of the scar off.

David

 

[Beardo]

If the wound is open, you can put some neosporin on it (withOUT pain relief) and that will help it heal quicker.

Good luck with your new addition.

 

[LeilaNami]

Oh it seems to be already healed. Just some scarring on the tip of his nose. I'm going to take a closer look once I bring him home then it's off to the vet for a check up and fecal.

 

[Will Hunting]

Haha, I knew I saw those pictures somewhere and was typing that out...then I realized they were your's, ballpython. xD

 

[LeilaNami]

Rainbow boas are to me some of the best boas around. they are excellent hunters and never go off feed unless they are sick or in shed mode.

I love my rainbow he/she always gives me a show when I feed her live mice/rats and never comes out with a scratch.

it seems like she is growing bigger and bigger by the week if anything ever happened to my baby id be sad/pissed for a long time.

he/she is as long as my arm is...

Jethro (lol) is definitely not a superb example of the species like yours but pretty nonetheless.