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cal king snake health question

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Question
hi im tracy i got my snake little under a year ago,and over the past few months he/she has lumps from half its body right down to above the tail,and has little or no strength from stomach to rectum.i cant get it to a vet and im worried is this a female thing?or is my snake possibly sick?thanks for your time

Answer
Hi Trey
Your King sounds like she is egg-bound.  I am attaching a very informational site for you to read online.  There is too much information to write you here.  Just copy and paste the following link into your browser.  It will help you a lot.  Good luck.
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=17&cat=1831&articleid=3010