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HELP! does anyone keep Texas rat snakes??

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C_Smith23

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Hello I'm new member everyone sorry for the slight intro but I believe my snake is in trouble! She's a black eyed leucistic Texas rat and I just got her Saturday and a reptile expo. She's continuously flopped from side to side, she slithers with her head sideways sometimes, and she looks like her neck is kinked. I'm a first time snake owner and even I can tell this isn't normal. Can anyone help?! It won't let me attach images from my phone :/
 
Im not really sure what could be going on but maybe she is dehydrated or too hot. What are your temps and how are you measuring them?
 
With two zoo med digital thermometers with probes. It's stable at 80.4 on the warm side and 71.3 on the cool side. And I've seen her drink several times..
 
I suspect an injury. Did you handle the snake at the expo before purchase? Could something have fallen on it in its cage and injured it? Hopefully it will recover if it can still feed.
 
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