Ethical Ball Python analog?

[Gomojoe]

What is an ethical ball python analog? If some one has come out with an effective treatment for something is there a step before live specimens? I can't imagine human skin is close enough.


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[JLC]

Ummmmmm....? You're asking what do they test on to develop medical treatments for ball pythons? Why would testing on human skin be considered ethical? Or more ethical than something else?

How do they develop medical treatments for any animal? I assume they test on animals, just as they do in the early stages of human medicine. Do you consider that to be unethical?

[snake lab]

A 17 year old child prodigy just found a cure for cancer in lab rats. I say thats ethical if it can be applied to humans. Does that count? Lol i dont totally understand the original question

[Gomojoe]

Ummmmmm....? You're asking what do they test on to develop medical treatments for ball pythons? Why would testing on human skin be considered ethical? Or more ethical than something else?

How do they develop medical treatments for any animal? I assume they test on animals, just as they do in the early stages of human medicine. Do you consider that to be unethical?

My point is I'm willing to try it on my arm, but that is worthless if it doesn't react similarly in the snake.


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[The Serpent Merchant]

What are you trying to do?

[snake lab]

Well unless you are coldblooded and have scales i would say probablly not

[JLC]

My point is I'm willing to try it on my arm, but that is worthless if it doesn't react similarly in the snake.

ahhh...so you're trying to figure out what YOU can test stuff on before applying it to your ball python?

I would say in that case, there is no ethical analog. You're correct that your own arm would not be very useful. Rather than trying to test unknown substances, I would suggest asking people with a lot of experience and training....like a vet.

[slapdirty]

What are you trying to do?

Im lost..

[kitedemon]

No a human is likely to react very differently than a reptile. I have never heard of a reasonable analogue for a snake but a snake. Ethics and experimentation with medicinal treatments rarely go hand in hand. Most medical advances are borne on the backs of animal deaths.

Same question what are you attempting and why?

[snake lab]

I would use google instead of practicing on yourself