R.I.P. Simmons

I lost Simmons the other day. He showed signs of RI and was under the care of a vet, receiving broad spectrum injections and doing all that I could for him while we waited for the cultures to come back. I did not have him long but had big plans for him. Besides, he was just cool as snakes go. Very laid back and a good eater. He'll be missed.

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I'll accept condolences and all that, but please no questions about what happened. I just don't know and it's still very raw for me. Necropsy is scheduled for this week.

Dave

I'm sorry for your loss.

Deepest condolences Dave. Brighter days are ahead.

:( , sorry about your snake bro

I'm very sorry for your loss, AKA Dave. It doesn't matter if he was recently acquired - he was still your pet, and that always hurts.

sorry for loss. Prayers for you and your family

I'm sorry. I saw you had him less than three months so he should have still been in QT at least.

oh my, i'm so sorry to hear about that Dave. stay strong.

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Sorry about loss, it's always hard unfortunately. :(

Still really missing this guy, but at least I know what happened now. The Necropsy along with the cultures showed an extremely aggressive and drug resistant form of RI. He'd most likely been carrying it when I brought him home as none of my other snakes had it. Once it took hold, he was gone in a matter of days. Take this as an object lesson people. Quarantine procedures are so important. This could have easily wiped out my entire collection. Better times ahead...

Dave