Last pic for this thread... the only other pic would be of a dead hatchling and I am not sure that would contribute much...
This is what was removed from her stomach, it has the consistency of hard wax. The large piece was above the hole in her abdomen, and the smaller piece below...
Keep in in perspective, this was a 36 g snake... the b-cap gives a reference point. Looking at her belly it was quite distended. The same look as all my other snakes that have absorbed and had their first meal.
Figured I would show it to give the complete example of what went on.
Bruce
PS: I guess my last question for anyone that has experienced this... when I intervened... if I had emptied her stomach contents, could I have avoided this? Now that I think about it, it does seem like it would have made a difference.
Just a thot?