Well I discussed the topic of threat vs. benefits with my vet. My vet is a friend and herping partner first and a vet second with me, so it was not a sales pitch. Going in my possibillities were either a blockage in the lower digestive track or a really weird looking ovulation. For a 9 foot 16 pound snake to have a 8 inch long minor but distinct swelling in the lower third to me does not equate to ovulation. I picture a much larger area being swollen, the pics some have posted on here have not helped this.

That is the reason for posting this. My vet is my bud and I am only getting a small charge compared to what most would get from him but maybe by posting this I might save someone else from a $200 vet visit. As Derrek has told me, "these snakes are just different man" so if some other lucky first timer sees this small lump in the big snake they will know. It rally looks like a freshly eaten large rat that is just lower in her body, not at all what I expected from all the pics of snakes ready to explode that I see on here.

The vet did say 95% chance that they are ova.

Jason

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