In the afternoon, the enormous python would slowly roam the corridors. It would also sometimes settle in the living room, near the sofa where the young woman was reading or studying.

This impressive presence had become almost commonplace for her. Where a visitor would probably have been surprised by the reptile’s size, Camilla simply saw the animal she had raised since her adolescence.

daily lives seemed to foreshadow the change in behavior that would soon worry the young woman.

A sudden change: Dorato refuses to eat
One day, Camilla noticed something unusual. At mealtimes, Dorato showed no interest in his food.

Usually attentive to its reactions, she watched the snake turn its head away and remain motionless in the darkest corner of the room.

At first, she did not give in to worry. She knew that some large reptiles could go through relatively long periods of fasting.

She therefore considered several possible explanations, including a phase related to molting or a seasonal change.