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I'm taking care of my friends borneo short tail right now, because it's regurging everything it eats. This snake is his first snake (I have years of expierence with snakes, and a few years with bloods) and he gave it to me to watch over because he's afraid its going to die.

Anyways, its a CBB borneo, got it a reptile show, its beautiful snake as well. The only thing I can think of is stomache mites, which I hope its not. Could it be somethign else? I thought maybe stress, and right now I'm trying everything I can to make sure nothing even remotely stresses this snake out.

The snake has ate several times before with no problem. Then one day it regurged it, then the next, and then the next. That was the last time it's been fed. It's eating adult mice.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanx
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I'm left with more questions than advice, I'm afraid.
What was the animal doing (or not doing) that convinced your friend that is was going to die?
You mention that the animal ate several times before regurge...when? For you? Your friend?
What were and now are the conditions of captivity?
And btw, Ive never heard of stomach mites...
However, I believe if you can provide additional info, folks on this site will try to help.

Just like human vomiting, regurgitation is very harmful to the esophagus. If an animal regurgitates this damages its esophagus. Remember that the acid in stomachs of reptiles is ~2-3...so when the animal reguritates, this acid damages and kills the cells lining the esophagus. If you feed it again and it regurges...more damage. If you do not let it heal it can and will kill the animal.

Solution:
1. You really should bring it to a qualified vet so they can determine the damage done.
2. Short of that, you should stop feeding it for at least 3-4 weeks to allow it to heal properly and then feed it a MUCH smaller than normal meal and work your way up slowly. (once again, I'm not a qualified vet and this situation demands the advice of one!)