Just Hangin Around.............

[The Devil]

Well I guess that Summer is here and the local snakes are out and about.
I found this fella eyeing off my rats last night, about 4 feet long. I put him/her in a bin and chucked in a defrosted large rat......down the hatch it went.

This morning I got it out to take it back down the bush and found a couple of very large gashes (about 4 inches) long, one either side of the neck.
I took it over to a friends place to be sown up, he reckoned about 30 stitches should do it.
It was also missing about 3 or 4 inches of the tail, old injury, Interestingly it's hunger overcame the pain of swallowing with these large gashes.
It will be released when the stitches come out.

[Little_Fox]

Lucky you found it I guess and not some non-snake loving rat keeper.
Let us know how the wound heals.

[coatesy]

Good to see everyone out there doing their bit. Sounds like he's had a hard life - time he cut a break.

[Jason]

great looking carpet aswell, well done for taking care until he gets back on his feet.

[MannyM]

How did it handle?

[snakes4me2]

I wish i lived in a place where we had them outside
The best we get is brown snakes, the odd tiger and red belly black