Sad News

[Mommy2many]

Late this morning, I found that my first snake, Stewie, had passed away. She had been lethargic lately, almost appearing as if she was an "old snake" She could have been as she was a W/C. She had lived with our family for 1 1/2 years. When we found her, she was gravid and gave birth to 11 beautiful babies. We have 6 of them still, 3 males and 3 females. One looks just like her Mom. I estimate her age to be at least 3 1/2 years old. She was around 26" when she was found. I will miss her terribly but we still have her offspring as her legacy. Unfortunately, proper burial will have to wait until spring, as we have at least 8" of new snow today, and it is still falling. I am happy to have known her and been witness to the last half of her life.

[andycul]

Sorry to hear that. At least you had the joy of knowing her for a while

[Mommy2many]

Thank you.

[guidofatherof5]

R.I.P Stewie. Our prayers are out to you and your family.
It's great you have the babies to work with and care for. If you're up to it how about an old photo of Stewie.

[Mommy2many]

Thank you, Steve. I will try & get a better picture but she is the larger snake in my avatar. The little one was "baby snake", who passed away shortly after we had found her. She must have been a newborn and we only had her for about 6 weeks. They were my original "snuggle snakes".

[guidofatherof5]

My greatest comfort in these times is the memories I have with the snake. For me, a lot of interaction means a lot of good memories and funny stories.
Care to share any stories about Stewie. When you're ready.

[Mommy2many]

She never bit me

[guidofatherof5]

She never bit me

That's a shame

[Mommy2many]

No worries, her roomate Midnight does it everytime!

[gregmonsta]

Sorry for your loss. It's nice you still have some of her progeny kicking about though .