Help.....snake was bitten by mouse

[Jodi2950]

Watson was bitten last night by his supper. He will only take live for me.The mouse was pretty nervous after I put it in the tank and Watson grabbed right away. He was bitten next to is eye. I grabbed the mouse's nose right away with tongs and pretty much crushed its face. Watson stayed wrapped up on it.There was alot of blood.
I took him out to look at the damage this morning.I can see a small slit right next to his eye.The eye seems kinda bluish also.No swelling though. I didn't mess with him very much cause I don't want him to regurgitate. Will he lose sight in his eye? Anything I can/should do? I feel SO BAD !! It all happened so fast. I really tried to help him.....

[EAC Reptiles]

Can you post any pictures of the cut? If you are concerned and think its that bad get it to a vet.

[carlson]

Try and get pics if you can with out them well either over or under estimate the problem but I've had my normal male bit pretty good when he was younger he healed fine it was a under the jaw area bite. He now strikes everything in the face, he's gotten good at it too

[BHReptiles]

a bite here and there is just a part of feeding live. Keep an eye on it for swelling. If you want, you can take a q-tip and dip it in some betadine to rub on the cut. That will kill any infection that might be there.

[Jodi2950]

I will try to get pics and figure t how to post. I dont have a very fancy camera but will give it a shot. I will clean it with betadine while I have him out. Thanks for the advice.

[carlson]

Easy way to post pics if you have a smart phone buy tapatalk app you just click a picture button chose pic and it upload

[BHReptiles]

You can also use imageshack or photobucket and upload pictures there from your computer. They are free. Then you find the "direct link" option and copy and paste into your message on here or into an [IMG][/IMG] tag.

[skirtinthedirt]

Betadine ONLY for something that close to an eye. Other disinfectants can cause serious damage to the cornea.

I'm a vet tech and I work almost exclusively with ophthalmology (eyes). If you are able to post pics, I might be able to answer some of your questions. I don't like really that you said the eye looks 'bluish..." he may need meds for inflammation, an ulcer, etc, but then again he may be fine.

A herp vet or a veterinary ophthalmologist that would see a snake is your best bet if you want to be absolutely sure, but if that's not possible, post up some pics.

Good luck!

[Jodi2950]

Okay, so here is my attempt at posting pictures. Also, if the pictures work, there is a spot on the top of his head that he has had since we got him as a 54g baby. The person at the pet shop told us it was just a scab from some injury. Well, the scab fell off about 8 weeks ago and it has looked like this ever since. I put ointment on it once then read here that ointment was a no-no so I wiped it off. Since then, I have just kept an eye on it. It never gets red or swollen but it doesn't seem to be getting any smaller.
The mouse bite is right above his left eye. You can just barely see it if you look right at the top of his eye. The eye it's self does not look quite as bluish today. Still no swelling. How will I be able to tell if he loses sight in the eye? Anything else I can do? (besides convince him to eat f/t...)
Thanks!!

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[Annarose15]

I hate to sound picky, but do you have any pictures where your BP's head is in focus, instead of your hand?