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Hi everyone, I've pretty much just kept to reading and learning from the posts here for the past 2 years, but needed some insight on this...
My male normal burmese is fine, perfectly normal in everyway...
This girl on the other hand is just not quite right... She's about 3 months old, got her at a show (1st albino snake I've ever had). She doesn't respond to movement. Be it someone walking up to her cage, or a hand in front of her, she doesn't seem to notice it. Also she's been dead set on mice as food only, but she doesn't seem to know where they are most of the time. She follows the scent on the ground around and rubs her nose/face in it, but if the mouse is right in front of her, for the most part she doesn't notice, takes her a long time to strike. In comparison to her feeding mode behavior to my normal male, she appears to be interested in food, it just takes her a very long time to get around to it.
Her eyes are clear, however I have yet to notice any difference in her pupils when it comes to light.
If she is indeed blind, how is this going to affect her behavior as she grows? Does anyone else out there have a snake that is blind (full grown? I've heard of the person that purchased a baby burm with no eyes, but havent seen anything on it in a while)? Are there any precautionary measures I should take for her well being or just treat her as I would with my normal male?
Someone in the chat room suggested that because she is albino perhaps that has something to do with her vision capabilities? Has anyone noticed this to be true?
Thanks for any and all replies.
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Liz
0.1 normal ball python
1.0 100% het for albino ball python
0.1 colombian red tail boa
1.1 anery kenyan sand boas
1.0 normal burmese python
0.1 albino burmese python
1.1 okeetee corn snakes

Hi, I volunteer at a museum and a california kingsnake we have there has only one eye (cat inflicted injury) and the good eye is getting a cataract.
She has always had a very docile personality. She gets a little jumpy if you touch her and she doesn't expect it, but is otherwise coping pretty well. The museum's planning to keep her as long as she's comfortable. I'm only there one day a week, so haven't interacted with her too much, but I haven't heard of her having feeding troubles.
My only suggestion for a precaution is more for you than her, to make sure she's really accustomed to you and your scent, being handled, and to not surprise her. Maybe touching her initially on the side instead of the back. I suspect she will be harder to startle a little (as her input is less than normal), but easier to really startle (since the senses left to her give little warning before physical contact), rare though startling may be.
Otherwise, I'm pretty stumped on this one but wish you and her many happy years.
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0.2 chickens (Falcon & Condor)
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Still searching for 1.0 WC human

If she is indeed blind i would try your hardest to make sure she stays mellow...a blind adult burmese could be a very dangerous snake.
Does she eat regularly??

Other albino reptiles have associated blindness. The first albino iquanas were blind; also being born with no eyes is more common with albino herps. Of course many albino reptiles have no visionary problems.
If you are unsure of the blindness, a vet may be able to be more conclusive; mainly from having more experience and knowledge about eye reflexes and such.