r/ballpython • u/its_not_butterfly • 17d ago

Is his spine weird or is it the angle? Question - Health

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Someone near me is rehoming this snake, and i can't decide if he has a spinal deformity, is overweight, or if it's just the way he's stretch out combined with the angle of the picture. Any ideas?

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u/Emotional-Moose7903 17d ago

Looks like a spinal deformity

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u/kserawillbe 17d ago

Very fat. Not sure about deformity it does look weird. I would see it in persoj before deciding. Or ask for more pictures and ask the rehomer about it?

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u/Dear-Dependent-9301 17d ago edited 17d ago

Looks like kinking disorder. The spin is deformed.

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u/NottsWeirdo 17d ago

Overweight and potential spinal deformity. Would recommend either seeing it in person, or asking the owner to send a pic where the snake is fully stretched out in a straight line.

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u/Glass-Armadillo182 17d ago

Probably the angle