Hello,


I recently got a Boa as a rescue from a guy leaving the hobby. The male Boa is at 1.5kg and around 1.30m long.


The snake has a deep cut/injury on its left side and I was told that the injury was inflicted about 3 months ago. How the snake got this cut is unknown, but I am guessing it came from some inappropriate or sharp terrarium decoration. The guy had been keeping snakes for many years, and told me that he cured the cut with some topical antibiotics and also applied some kind of moisturizing cream.


According to the previous owner, the snake has been eating and shedding without any problems. The snake looks healthy and strong and active, so I believe it has no health issues except for the cut/injury. There seems to be no infection or bleeding, but the cut is very deep, I would say as deep as to the muscles.


Unfortunately, there are no vets here in my country that know anything about reptiles, so I am seeking your advice. It has been 2 days since I acquired the snake, so I haven't tried feeding but I am quite confident it will pound on its feeder and will have no problems eating it. Is there anything I can do or should do? Should I just leave the cut as it is? By the way, the snake had shed twice since the injury, the last being 4 days ago. Below are a couple of pictures of the snake and the injury.


Thanks for your help.