Hi. I posted the pic on a corn snake forum and they all said king snake. So I posted on a king snake forum and they were puzzled and said maybe a variable ground snake. I am in southeast New Mexico. My husband saved him from being killed at his work yesterday. He is tiny, skinnier than a pencil...
Well, Trixy got sick a month ago. The vet said parasites and I treated her for them. She never got better and I have fed her nightly with a dropper. She remained active the whole time until yesterday. Her belly became swollen and she didn't even have the strength to walk and refused food and...