My brother surprised me this morning when he came with an adult female Black rat snake.
My family has been very aware of what snakes I want due to my normal ramblings.
After taking the snake and giving it a once over I found a very serious problem, and before any one says take it to vet, I will be doing that as soon as possible.
The snake has what looks to be infected scent glands, the swelling is very pronounced just below the vent and looks to be in both pockets.
I can't confirm that this is infact female or male as I can't probe the snake in this condition, but the person who sold it to my brother was apparently very insistent it was female.
So far all I have done is give the snake a long soak in a F10 solution 6ml/1L, she passed stool and it looked normal, have also confirmed she has no mites.
She looks very healthy otherwise and is obviously still eating.
Any advice is welcome as well as a recommended vet is the Joburg area.
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