What does a joint snake look like?
Such lizards are often called joint, or, more commonly, glass snakes. According to travelers’ accounts, their skin is as hard as parchment and as smooth as glass. It is so stiff that it can hardly bend itself. It is streaked with black and white.
How can you tell if a snake has an injury?
Typical injuries to snakes. At Tufts Wildlife Clinic, we most commonly see snakes that have suffered a bite wound from a dog or a cat or have been injured in the road. Obvious signs of injury include wounds along the body or if a snake seems unable to move part of its body. For example, the front half of the snake moves,…
How to tell if a snake is injured at Tufts?
Typical injuries to snakes At Tufts Wildlife Clinic, we most commonly see snakes that have suffered a bite wound from a dog or a cat or have been injured in the road. Obvious signs of injury include wounds along the body or if a snake seems unable to move part of its body.
What causes a snake to get a cut on its face?
If it was a rostral abrasion, caused by the snake rubbing his face on the wire of the cage while trying to escape the enclosure, you want to either cover the screen or change the type of enclosure you’re using. The other common cause of a cut or abrasion is rat bite, so switch to frozen feeders or pre-killed food.
What should you do if you get a cut from a snake?
You can try to bandage the snake, although this may be nearly impossible; you may want to consider a waterproof band-aid. Not all cuts need a bandage. Set the snake up in a quarantine tank with paper towels so that nothing can irritate the wound. Try to find out what cut the snake, so that you can prevent it from happening again.
Typical injuries to snakes. At Tufts Wildlife Clinic, we most commonly see snakes that have suffered a bite wound from a dog or a cat or have been injured in the road. Obvious signs of injury include wounds along the body or if a snake seems unable to move part of its body. For example, the front half of the snake moves,…
Typical injuries to snakes At Tufts Wildlife Clinic, we most commonly see snakes that have suffered a bite wound from a dog or a cat or have been injured in the road. Obvious signs of injury include wounds along the body or if a snake seems unable to move part of its body.
What should I do if my drain snake is not working?
You may even find that the cable bends completely back and comes augering out the same drain pipe you just inserted it into. Extend the snake cable into the drain a few inches at a time, gradually extending it. Once you feel it reach the clog, move even slower. It is the rotation of the cable that will loosen the clog.
If it was a rostral abrasion, caused by the snake rubbing his face on the wire of the cage while trying to escape the enclosure, you want to either cover the screen or change the type of enclosure you’re using. The other common cause of a cut or abrasion is rat bite, so switch to frozen feeders or pre-killed food.
