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spot my ball python

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Question
MY SNAKE DOESN'T EAT DURING THE WINTER,THAT IS OK BUT I NOTICED TWO HOOK LIKE THINGS FROM HIS/HER ANUS WHAT MIGHT THIS BE IT S ALSO GOING ON 7 MONTHS NOW THE THE SNAKE HASN'T EATEN SHOULD BE I NERVOUS ABOUT THIS .PLEASE HELP  THANKS

Answer
I'm going to have to make some guesses here because you didn't tell me very much.  Guess #1 you have a ball python.  Guess #2 it has eaten for you at some point in the past???

Boids-pythons and boas have vestigial (left over) hip bones and those hip bones are connected to the "spurs" which I'm guessing (#3) is what you see on your snake.  If your snake has not eaten in 7 months something is wrong.  2-3 months during the winter no big deal-7 months time to worry.