Sophie the Blood Python

[brooksie2]

At the last reptile show run I did for the store, I picked up a blood python. I did all the research on her and shes been doing wonderfully (sweet as can be) and she is a good eater. She was getting fuzzies but we just upgraded her to small mice.

But I cant help but notice that her back bone sticks out, not offensivley but alot more than the boas we have. Is it a normal python thing, or just that type of python?

I looked at some pictures online and some looked like that but some didnt. I know they are a fatter bodied snake than the hogg island boas and I feel like her back bone shouldnt be sticking out. I'd like to make sure she's 100% healthy. Is this normal? If not, how can we fatten her up without power feeding...?

[ssjsmits]

A pic would help. The morphological difference between boas and python are quite different so I wouldn't compare her to a boa. Often times, and exposed backbone might be the result of an underfed snake. That's not necessarily the case at all times. A picture would help us get a better idea.

[brooksie2]

I dont have my camera with me and I dont have the internet at my Apt until tomorrow. When I work thursday Ill snap a pic and post it back at my house....