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If a snake swallowed something not digestible what happens?
August 03, 2019, 07:21 PM
ffipsIf a snake swallowed something not digestible what happens?
I ask this question based on removing a rat snake from the chicken coop. We have porcelain eggs to help the hens know where to lay. In the event the snake ingested one or two (maybe even three) of these fake eggs, what happens to the snake? Will it pass them? Will it vomit them? Will it die due to blockage?
Thanks, I tried Google, but my fu is weak.
August 03, 2019, 07:27 PM
ZSMICHAELTime to see the vet. Using my Google skills. Here is the link:
http://mentalfloss.com/article...een-swallowed-snakesAdditional video here:
https://www.couriermail.com.au...a245ea693365788b3922August 03, 2019, 07:30 PM
ffipsLol, the fu got stronger once I posted (isn't that always the way?). It seems that it is possible to massage it back out if patience and persistence is used.
The problem is, I didn't look for the missing porcelain eggs prior to capture and release, so I relocated the snake to the woods at the other side of the property.
Here's to hoping the snake can self regurgitate.
August 03, 2019, 07:34 PM
Il CattivoHoly cow. Sort of an ouroborous in reverse?
August 03, 2019, 09:56 PM
chongosuerteSimilar...one of the damnedest things I ever saw was a black snake that suffocated trying to ingest a full grown chicken head first in our chicken house when I was 9 or 10.
Both of them. Deader n shit. Chicken stuck in snake’s throat.
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August 03, 2019, 10:09 PM
darthfusterI'm not massaging a snake......
You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier August 03, 2019, 10:15 PM
GA Gatorquote:
Originally posted by darthfuster:
I'm not massaging a snake......
i heard you can go blind if you do
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August 04, 2019, 01:17 AM
jimmy123xYou better patent these porcelain eggs......Maybe you can sell them to the US government to put all over the everglades for the pythons!
August 04, 2019, 02:05 AM
furloughSorry, I was thinking bigger.
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Plato August 04, 2019, 07:04 AM
shovelheadHeimlich maneuver?
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August 04, 2019, 08:35 AM
SportshooterI can’t recall grandpa ever taking a snake caught in his henhouse to the vet. He usually just took care of the final arrangements.
August 04, 2019, 10:44 AM
Bytesquote:
Originally posted by Sportshooter:
I can’t recall grandpa ever taking a snake caught in his henhouse to the vet. He usually just took care of the final arrangements.
Same with my farmer friends growing up in high school. There was always a great memorial for the snake caught in the hen house. Usually a one gun salute.
August 04, 2019, 10:51 AM
PowerSurgequote:
Originally posted by GA Gator:
quote:
Originally posted by darthfuster:
I'm not massaging a snake......
i heard you can go blind if you do
Hahaha.
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August 04, 2019, 10:59 AM
TigerDoreYou have one less egg thief to worry about.