Rescued ball python with hole in her neck

Ok
so I have rescued a ball python female off a friend who is now no longer a friend
my condition on nor reporting him to the police for animal abuse was he turn his snake over to me for the care she needed as he flatly refused to *waste money taking her to a vet*
She wasnt eating for him and he tried to force feed her and failed
First before any one starts yelling it She has a appointment with my herp vet on monday he could not see her before then and the 24 hr hospital here has no idea about snakes I have asked them in the past they have no one with any reptile exp.
She has a tear in her neck witch smells badly and a rasping in her breathing that I do not like (tho she only does this when she is held)
No bubbles in her mouth and seams to be moving and tongue flicking just fine
her jaw looks a tad swollen
on my vets recommendation I have started treating the neck wound with a betadine bath and antibiotic cream untill he can see her
I am unable at this time to post pictures of this wound as I do not wish to hurt her any more than she has been already but it is a small hole clean through the skin

what I am looking for here is sugestions as to rather it is more humane at this point to have her humanily euthanized or to try to get her to recover
and if anyone has heard of a snake suriving something like this so basically am I wasting my time to try or does she stand a chance of survivle

If there is a bad odor coming from the puncture......... That's not very good.
How old is the injury?

It's really difficult to tell how bad an injury is without seeing it.

If the hole is just through the skin, or even into some muscle and is not overly large, it will most likely heal up amazingly well with a little help.

Use betadine to clean it, keep her warm and clean(keep her on paper towels for cleanliness) and apply antibiotic gel WITHOUT PAIN RELIEF to the wound(try not to get it elsewhere). The vet will probably give antibiotics and will deep clean the wound.

Ball pythons can heal up from pretty extensive wounds so I would keep a positive attitude for it. If you can get a picture, that would help, but no online advice will match a good experienced reptile vet. Good luck for monday!

it is about a week old now and yea i know they can heal form alot i just didnt like the fact that he refused to help her
it realy doesnt look so bad but it smells alot like unwashed feet and i was worried about it as for size she is about 2000g and 4 feet and the hole is about the size of a pencil eraser

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Originally Posted by StillBP

it realy doesnt look so bad but it smells alot like unwashed feet and i was worried about it as for size she is about 2000g and 4 feet and the hole is about the size of a pencil eraser

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Sounds like it may be infected. If she gets vet care and he prescribes antibiotics to deal with it, she may pull through just fine.

She will probably be off food for a few months while she heals up. How is her body condition?

Why would someone try to force feed a 2000g snake?!?!??!
Sorry just had to vent that.....

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

Why would someone try to force feed a 2000g snake?!?!??!
Sorry just had to vent that.....

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idk he said that she hasnt eatten in almost 6 months and had lost 300g
another reason he does not need to keep her
she still looks solid not fat but not skinny she looks athletic nice and lean but not under weight

Was this wound from a rat bite / attack ???

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Originally Posted by Zincubus

Was this wound from a rat bite / attack ???

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Did you not read FAILED FORCE FEED??

could the wound just be a sign that she wasnt eating due to an infection all ready there in her throat? i mean if he never got her checked out who knows how long she was fighting off an infection.