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FWS Seeks Public Comment on Plan
to Restrict Giant Invasive Snakes
| » Publication : J Herpe Med Surg : J Herpe Med Surg Winter'04 Vol. 14 No. 4 |
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J Herpe Med Surg
Surgical Removal of an Artificial Chicken Egg from the Gastrointestinal Tract of a Black Rat Snake, Elaphe obsoleta Marcy J. Souza, DVM, Kristin E. Hall, DVM, Jeffrey D. Wilson, DVM, Gregory A. Lewbart, MS, VMD, DACZM
North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 4700 Hillsborough St Raleigh, NC 27606, USA A black rat snake, Elaphe obsoleta, with a three month history of a gastrointestinal foreign body was presented for evaluation. Radiographs and surgery were performed to remove an artificial chicken "egg" from the lumen of the intestine. The snake recovered uneventfully and remains healthy. [Abstract] |