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Although my snake was a burmese python, she killed herself by punctering some organs and bleeding internally to death. Sadayakko had been having problems for two monhs prior to her death, she wouldn't eat (had to be force fed) and would attack herself. But my question is: Do venamoids ever do this? because if they (since they are abused creatures) it may explain why Yakko went crazy, i have reason to believe her last owner abused her, and i was wondering if it caused her to go crazy. I never abused her. I need to know why she died before i can feel comfortable owning another snake.

Maybe some sort of nurological problem made her go nuts. I can personaly say I think its highly unlikly she killed her self by biting herself. I can vouch for this as I have had manny a Burm teeth in my arm in my days and doubt they would go deep enough to puncture an organ. Besides in the wild they catch a tooth or 2 in there sides all the times while feeding. Maybe it was a burth defect? How old was it? Maybe some sort of lack of care.
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IBD (Inclusion Body Disease) If you have other snakes I would seriously consider a necrospy.
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If it's not too late, make sure and SPECIFICALLY request the carcass be checked for IBD- a friend of mine lost a retic and had to ask that the check be made-sure, a good reptile vet should check anyway but sometimes you might have to kick ideas around with them if they're used to "typical" critters.

If you were force feeding it and she died from and internal injury it was most likely from that. Snakes can go a VERY long time without eating. Unless the animal is a baby and extremely weak force feeding shouldn't be attempted. Either way it should be done by someone experienced or with the help of some with force feeding experience.