JCP died tonight

My 15yr old 7-8 ft JCP died after constricting a rat. I gave him the rat and left him alone and within a 30 min time frame my wife noticed him laying weird. He wasn't moving or breathing. I don't know what happened. He was fine. He's been kept in an animal plastics cage since I got him in 03. This is horrible. He's never had a health problem. Anybody just have a snake this long and for it to just die. Heartbreaking. Nicest snake ever, never struck.

I'm so sorry for Your loss.... :(

Wow that sucks!

Sorry to hear this news. It is a good run at 15 years but I know they go much longer.

I'm so sorry. Are you going to have a necropsy done to see what happened?

OH GOODNESS that's awful ;( ;( I'm so so so sorry..... Sounds like it was a wonderful snake!

It's not a JCP or CP of any type but I recently had a northern pine snake pass without warning, at around 9 years old. Seemed early. I quickly made the call to get a necropsy and many people helped me find someone to do it...

I just wanted to make SURE it wasn't something I did or didn't do... In the end they couldn't find anything at all, so I guess that answers the question? It might seem "creepy" to some but I suggest having it done. If you go this route you'll want to ensure it's kept cool until then. Just what i was told.

Sorry for your loss friend...

I'm sorry, this must be awful for you :(


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I'm so sorry! **hugs**


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Y'all not going to believe this but he came back to life. He was dead for a good hour. We started massaging him and put a straw down his wind pipe and gave him CPR in a way. After about 30 min his tail started twitching. We continued this for about another hour and he started to take deep breaths. This is incredible. I wish i had a video of this cause I know it's unbelievable. By midnight he was totally coherent and moving around like nothing happened. We are taking him to a reptile vet right now. This was a straight miracle. I mean he was dead. Inside of his mouth was black and blue. When he started coming back it was normal pink color. He even bit my wife in the leg. Omg I almost put him in the freezer. Was planning a necropsy. I'm mean he's totally normal right now. My whole family is in shock at what we witnesses. UNBELIEVABLE!!!!

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Y'all not going to believe this but he came back to life. He was dead for a good hour. We started massaging him and put a straw down his wind pipe and gave him CPR in a way. After about 30 min his tail started twitching. We continued this for about another hour and he started to take deep breaths. This is incredible. I wish i had a video of this cause I know it's unbelievable. By midnight he was totally coherent and moving around like nothing happened. We are taking him to a reptile vet right now. This was a straight miracle. I mean he was dead. Inside of his mouth was black and blue. When he started coming back it was normal pink color. He even bit my wife in the leg. Omg I almost put him in the freezer. Was planning a necropsy. I'm mean he's totally normal right now. My whole family is in shock at what we witnesses. UNBELIEVABLE!!!!

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Wow.


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:O:O:O:weirdfaceWow. Just....wow. Keep us posted, let us know how the vet goes

Hopefully my post won't become relevant, but if you happen to have the need again, place him in the fridge, not the freezer, while you wait for a necropsy. The freezer damages tissue and makes the sample impossible to diagnose.

On a happier note, I'm glad you were able to resuscitate him!

So.happy your jcp didnt die

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Y'all not going to believe this but he came back to life. He was dead for a good hour. We started massaging him and put a straw down his wind pipe and gave him CPR in a way. After about 30 min his tail started twitching. We continued this for about another hour and he started to take deep breaths. This is incredible. I wish i had a video of this cause I know it's unbelievable. By midnight he was totally coherent and moving around like nothing happened. We are taking him to a reptile vet right now. This was a straight miracle. I mean he was dead. Inside of his mouth was black and blue. When he started coming back it was normal pink color. He even bit my wife in the leg. Omg I almost put him in the freezer. Was planning a necropsy. I'm mean he's totally normal right now. My whole family is in shock at what we witnesses. UNBELIEVABLE!!!!

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You must have posted about the death during compressions yet don't update us on revival? That's just cold. I've only had a few JCP in my life but all of them have had blue tinted flesh inside their mouths - not sure what's up with your pink boy. I am very happy to offer congratulations instead of the condolences I expected.

I made the original post right after we found him. After about 15 min my wife went back and started breathing for him and massaging the area where his heart was. My wife is one of those who won't give up and do all things possible for the animals. It seriously was something to witness. He was laying on on his back and you could actually see his heart start to beat. My wife talked to the vet this morning and told them what happened. They were stumped. I'll post updates as they come in.

Wow. Glad he's pulled through. Interesting to see what the vet says.


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Update: so we took him to a well respected reptile vet in Houston. They found nothing wrong with him. Weight was good, heart was good. They drew some blood and should have results tomorrow. They said we did everything right. They also said snakes could stop there hearts for sometime before it restarts somehow. They said just observe him for a few days an try feeding again Sunday. Nothing else they cod do. He was healthy.

Wild stuff! How about a picture of the guy?

Here's a pic of "Tiny"http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15...835e6f7792.jpg

I almost didn't believe this. Crazy, and what a handsome CP he is!

Very handsome

Wow! That is awesome to hear. So glad that he revived. Good on your wife for helping him make it back.