Sounds like some broken ribs, and may have internal injuries as well. I'm more worried about the open mouth breathing than the ribs. Take to a vet immediately. With fast treatment the prognosis isn't terrible since reptiles tend to handle physical trauma better than mammals (much more prone to stress though). I hope it is a male, because such an injury may compromise the animal's ability to give birth.



P.S. I had a ball python that suffered similar injuries. She has a lot of broken ribs, but nothing internal. She got caught inside the washer after escaping. After much TLC she pulled through with some minor scaring.
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