I have a corn snake that has had two accidental pregnancies, both of which went awry and ended in hysterectomies because she was egg-bound. (Hey, I learned snakes have two uteri!) Now she seems to have a large, slightly lumpy mass right in her mid section, about two hand-widths long. I have taken her to the vet and after an x-ray and an ultrasound, we at least know she doesn't have a miraculous third pregnancy, but the vet isn't really sure what it is except that it's probably not a tumor. The snake has stopped eating food when offered, and we've been soaking her, massaging her a bit and trying to give her laxative (oy, what a pain). Unfortunately, I'm afraid the next step is surgery, which I'm loathe to undertake for a fourth time on one snake (one of her hysterectomies got infected, so there was a third surgery to take care of it). Her last time under the knife was over two years ago, and while she's got some serious scarring, she seemed perfectly healthy up until about month and a half ago. Anyone have any ideas? Suggestions? Right now she is still fairly feisty, having not eaten in over a month, but I'm concerned this won't last....