Hi

My newly aquired female boa occidentalis has a strange soft swelling about the size of a tennis ball at about the level of the intestine.

I have just got this snake (for free) because I felt sorry for her and as I live in Italy not many vets here have a clue about snakes, I thought maybe somebody here could help out.



This is her profile



She is 7 feet long and apparently eats rabbits regularly.



She is safely in quarantine where she wil stay for 6 months (policy)



She is in good condition and is a little aggressive but she seems not to be in pain from the swelling



She is in shed



She has been mated by the previous owner, but I do not want her to give birth or go through with a pregnancy this year because of this problem (correct?) but if she is actually pregnant how do I stop her?



She has not been in this condition for very long





Any help would be very much apreciated Thanx

Ps how do you add photos to this forum?

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• Boa occidentalis swelling near abdomen - roland83, Mon Jan 2 06:49:48 2006