Errant Draco a bit down in the dumps

Draco the ball python is having a difficult time adjusting back home since he was discovered on a car seat at a dealership in George.

- Michelle Pienaar

His owner, BCom student Roelof Naudé (21), says his pet snake is suffering from PTSD, and he believes it will take some time before Draco is his old self again.

Naudé and his pet returned to Stellenbosch for the start of the third term.

“The ride back from George didn't help, either. At this point I try to make Draco as comfortable as possible. I can see he is happy to be back in my flat.”

Naudé says the key to Draco's happiness is low stress, making sure he is warm and that the humidity in his enclosure is correct.

“If all that is fine, Draco should be more than healthy.”

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