poor little whitey......

[redbellybite]

this little fella got itself into some trouble ..he scared a little old lady by being in her bedroom last night ,she sprayed him with a toxic wasp spray ,so now is having baths for a few hours hope to dilute the toxins, I could smell it on the snake when i went and picked it up at 6.30am..she did this at midnight and didnt know where it was if it was even still inside , but it was hiding in her wardrobe and now is staying with me over night getting some 1st aid ...at the moment it seems ok and bathing it has seemed to make it alert and active ..wasnt real good early this morning :?

wasnt the easiest to take pics of either .......

 

[KaaTom]

What is it???

 

[Jonno from ERD]

It's a White Crowned Snake, Cacophis harriettae.

 

[andyscott]

What is it???

White Crowned Snake.

One of my favorite Elapidaes.

 

[moosenoose]

Thats a shame. I wish you luck with it. The trouble is with those sprays is they seem pretty impervious to water :?

 

[redbellybite]

yeah moose ...i just keep changing the water and hope for the best poor little thing

 

[pythons73]

Whats the chance of any long term effects,all will the bathing help.Such awesome snakes..

 

[redbellybite]

hopefully no long term effects ...just checked and its still active so thats a good thing ...

 

[pythons73]

Thats great,Well done,their should be more ppl out there like youself,doing such a wonderful job caring for all the wildlife...not just reptiles...

 

[Dipcdame]

Well done, and good luck with him.......... keep us posted???

 

[redbellybite]

just checked on the little one ..its doing well,showing no signs of spasms which the rep vet at aussie zoo ,told me to look out for , so obviously the baths did the trick ...its now in a dry tub settling down and hope all is good so I can release tomorrow....

 

[djfreshy]

How cute is that?

 

[redbellybite]

well whitey was all up and moving around this morning so obviously the poison was washed out by the amount of bathing that he had yesterday,am so greatful that this cute little elapid pulled through...will be releasing him today and hope he never encounters" WASP SPRAY" again ...last of the pics
in a loop

hand weaving

close up of his head ...how could anyone hurt this beautiful little ven?

 

[Pandora Pythons]

well done redbelly...great save and great result!

 

[KaaTom]

White Crowned Snake.

One of my favorite Elapidaes.

So its venomous??? sorry for the silly question

Its very cute though

 

[redbellybite]

on the "chilli" rating its a mild chilli.................. but to a skink its a hot hot hotty hot elapid.......