Got some better pics tonight of the belly and vent:



The vent looks pink in the pics, but in person it is not pink or inflamed. I think it looks more pink in the pics because I am holding onto her tail. When she is relaxed it looks just fine. She (I am thinking it is a she from what you guys have said.) is settling in great. Ate another nightcrawler this AM that I put in her water dish with a small amount of water. Then she pooped this afternoon in her new enclosure. So things are going in and coming out, and overall she is vigorous and healthy looking. I did another 5 min handling session tonight and she was very calm and did not musk or urinate (both positives) and was pretty mellow, squirmy at first , but calmed down almost immediately. No attempts at biting, or aggression at all.
Her new home is a 10gal aquarium with 2 hides a water dish and Aspen as bedding. I got a screen top for it with a "hatch" to access through that has a nice secure latch. I took the advice given here and made sure to fill in the "gap" at the top of the tank between the lid and the tank so she couldn't wedge up in there. (Some 3/8" poly/nylon rope hot glued in there made a perfect gasket!) and screwed the lid onto the top frame of the tank so it can't come off. She lives on the shelf above my Leopard gecko's so she gets a little warmth from them through the bottom of her cage, keeps it at 78-82F from what the thermometer told me today.
Thanks everyone for all the great advice and comments!
So just to verify, it looks like a girl? My kids are incessantly asking! I think from the immediate size drop on the tail after the vent that is looks female, but I am looking at my first snake with a grand total if 30 hrs of research under my hat,, so yeh, best guess from me
The kids have decided to name it : Lexi if it's a girl and Alex if it's male.
Thanks again!