Can snakes catch colds

Oh wow I didn't know that.. I though salmonela *another mis-spelling* was only found in eggs and raw chicken. I learn something new here every day!! Thanks Drewtime!

-Troy

Or parasites that could go to another part of your collection.

Salmonela (sp?) can be carried by ANY ANIMAL that hatches out of an egg. So you should always wash your hands.

Any species of bird, or almost all reptiles. Your animal may not be a carrier, but it's better that you wash your hands anyway.

Actually... Salmonella is carried in any feces, and in eggs and raw poultry. We have it, snakes have it, your loveable little evil hamsters have it, LoL. It's just bacteria, and I've seen it under a microscope. It's cool, it wiggles :)

Also, you can't give your dog or your snake a cold. Now ferrets are a different story, they can catch the human cold virus/ and the flu.

You wash your hands before and after because it's a sanitary thing to do. Before you handle the snake because you might have oils or an offensive perfume/lotion that the snake might sense, or you may smell like rodent/dog/cat something... You wash your hands after because of the chance of spreading salmonella/internal parasites that you may get/external parasite eggs that may spread to other animals in the house/colony. Besides, the snake may have slithered through poop before you picked it up and even though you may not be able to see it, it's still there, with you sticking your hands in it. What if your eye has an itch? Or you bite your fingernails? All of the above are good reasons to wash hands. Or just have some antibacterial hand cleaner around for a quick cleaning.

I mean, seriously, not washing your hands, is just, well... Gross... :)

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Originally Posted by SatanicIntention

Also, you can't give your dog or your snake a cold. Now ferrets are a different story, they can catch the human cold virus/ and the flu.

I mean, seriously, not washing your hands, is just, well... Gross... :)

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Um no, I am postive that you can get your dog sick if you have a cold. Not in all cases, but their are definelty some strains that humans as well as dogs are suceptible to.

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Originally Posted by lucky8926

Oh wow I didn't know that.. I though salmonela *another mis-spelling* was only found in eggs and raw chicken. I learn something new here every day!! Thanks Drewtime!

-Troy

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heh no problem im glad i can be of help. And i think that i too have herd something about dogs being able to catch some kind of sickness from us. But i could just be wrong.

No, there's really not any human cold virus that dogs can get... It's a different strain, just like certain parasites are host-specific and can only live in that specific animal. Believe me... I haven't paid for a year and a half of vet tech classes for nothing. Ferrets can get colds and the flu from us, and sometimes rats can, but it's not common at all. Dogs and cats on the other hand, cannot...It's just not the same thing. Something that can live comfortably in our 98 degree body cannot live comfortably in a dog's 102-103 degree body. This is why chickens can't get rabies :) Their body temp is 105-106...

But anyway, if you can find where it says that a dog can get a human cold, let me know. Otherwise, I'll just keep remembering what my teacher(who is a vet) told me in class. :)

Ya you are right, i was not trying to argue there but i really did think someone told me that. But ya i was looking around on the internet and dogs can't get cold but they can get things like teberculsous, you can check it out Here if you would like, just thought it was interesting.

I have only heard it on the news, you always hear them say it arounf flu season.

i hate the news, nothing but mombo jumbo