What bothers me the most about this thread is no one asked any questions for a proper diagnosis of the problem at hand. Sure it sounds exactly like the animal has a resp. infection......but the lines of questions for a non-med treatment have been a bit one-sided IMO.

First off....to the original poster. Is that the cage the animal is housed in directly behind you in your picture? If so an all glass enclosure with a screen top sitting next to a window is a near perfect way to get your snake sick. Regardless of your average temps. You are getting a lot of fluctuation in temps with housing like that.

So firsts things first. If that is his cage MOVE HIM! If you have to keep him in a glass aquarium at least move it into a closet or some room that you can control the ambient temps better and avoid any drafts. Once you isolate that problem you can get your overall temps in the upper 80's to low 90's and keep it at a constant with no cool spots. Humidity can be controlled easier this way as well. The problem with higher humidity is when you don't have your ambient temps correct and at a constant. The wetness will make areas of the cage cold even though you think you have your cage temps right on. Especially if there are any drafts of cool air getting in there!

So I would suggest you do the following:

1. Move the snake to a more controlled environment -(smaller room, closet, etc)
2. Put the snake in a cage that doesn't lose or excessively retain heat (something without all glass sides and an open top)
3. Keep your heat in the lower 90's all the time with no cool spots
4. Keep fresh water in the cage at all times
5. Watch the humidity and if having it too high causes a temp change at any time you need to dry it out a bit. At least until the RI has cleared up. (which can take a long time)

Keep in mind if the infection does clear up and you move the animal back to an unfavorable area it will come back.

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