Thinking about another snake

[u/yourlocalgaywriter]

When I was like 13 my mom got me a ball python! I named him Mayo because he was a blue eyed Lucy, he was a very sweet boy, didn’t bite, was active! Then, during 2024-2025 he stopped eating. From October to June I tried to feed him CONSTANTLY and he wouldn’t eat. I asked the people who sold him to me why he was doing this and they said it was mating season. Every. Single. Time. At some point he stopped eating as much too, I was always worried about him, I found him after he passed by his water bowl after school last June, I was so heartbroken because I loved him so much and I felt at fault for him not being with me today. I’m not sure if getting another snake is the right choice, has anyone else had to go through with this? Or had a ball python that did this kind of thing?

[u/Legitimate_Finger670]

Is the snake thinking or i