Emily,

I have never heard of a corn snake snapping its own vertebrate before unless its fallen from the top of its enclosure or had a lid closed on top of it. I would make sure its cage is safe and secure. Otherwise, it could be a couple of other things. 1) a possible calcium deficiency (which still wouldn't cause its spine to snap), an internal parasitic infection (I have seen some that look as if its a bone about to protrude from the inside out...not pleasant), OR maybe it was a birth defect that you did not notice until now (born with a kink in its spine would be more common and probable than it spontaneously snapping its spine from moving around crazy. Otherwise, when it was moving around, did you use any force or pressure to try and hold her in place so she wouldn't dart off? I'm not saying you caused it or anything, its just that I've never heard of that happening before (but that doesn't necessarily mean it has never happened). If it is a kink or a spinal injury, I'm not sure there is much a vet could do to help you. If your other corn is regurgitating, are they kept together? I might be more inclined to say it could be a parasite, but that you would need a vet to get help with. Let us know what happens.
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