We just got back from rushing Adalae to the vet. I swear this snake gets into so much trouble ...

She somehow managed to get her body stuck in the handle of a metal coffee cup, so far along that I couldn't back her out of it. The handle was stuck right over her lungs, and of course my first thought was, "Oh God, her ribs are broken." But luckily, that doesn't seem to be the case. She was just having trouble breathing because she couldn't expand her lungs all the way.

The vet (who was a last choice in an emergency situation ) charged us $100 to walk in the door, and $60 to remove the cup. Then he wanted to give us $100 worth of injections - 4 in all. One of which was a vitamin C injection.

If there's anything I've learned with vets, snakes, and injections, it's that 90% of the time it isn't necessary. I told him I didn't want the injections. Should I have gotten them? He scheduled an appointment for Friday to come back in and see if she will need them. I most likely won't be going. I am going to try to send an e-mail to my preferred herp vet and see what he thinks of the situation.

For now, I have been giving her a reptile-safe ointment that is mostly aloe vera, but also some simple medication to fight infection. She doesn't seem bothered by it when I put it on her, but her skin is swollen and red.

Here are some pictures:





When the vet brought her back to me my very first question was, "are her ribs ok?" And he honestly told me he didn't know by feeling. He actually had to think about it for a second, and then said, "well, I guess we could take an x-ray." I swear, am I the only person on the planet that isn't an idiot?