New ball arrived frozen - thawed back to life

[_Venom_]

Scorpions can be frozen for a day and revive.

[hud556]

thats crazy I didnt think an ectotherm could survive something like that. Snakes are amazing creatures good story!

[elevenphoenix]

Wow!

It kind of makes sense though; the body will go to great lengths for self-preservation when in shock. That's awesome though. Maybe you could try to sell him a cryogenically frozen snake? haha.

What kind of BP was it?

Just curious, how did it freeze during shipping?

[Wh00h0069]

Well, it is summer, and from your member info, you live in California. I doubt that it could have been cold enough for the snake to freeze to death.

[bonzai272]

What kind of BP was it?

Just curious, how did it freeze during shipping?

Well, it is summer, and from your member info, you live in California. I doubt that it could have been cold enough for the snake to freeze to death.

Its a normal 100% het pied male. And yes, I am in sunny southern california so the fact that it was practically solid cold baffles me. I have no clue how it got so cold. A cold pack was not used in shipping. I assume it must have been a cold morning in Ontario.

Package Progress:

It was picked up by UPS and stayed in Springfield, MO until about 10:30pm. Current local temps are highs in mid 90s and lows in mid 70s.

It got to Louisville, KY around 12:50am and was there til 3:30am. Current local temps are highs around 90 and lows around 70.

It arrived in Ontario, CA at 4:36am and remained there for 2 hours before being "out for delivery". Temps at that time were highs around 85 and lows around 65.

Moral of the story: If you get a cold lifeless snake, dont count it out, heat that sucker up slowly!

[MarkS]

Well, it is summer, and from your member info, you live in California. I doubt that it could have been cold enough for the snake to freeze to death.

The unpressurized cargo hold of a jet can get VERY COLD when flying at 30 thousand feet which is why insulation is so very important.

[bonzai272]

The unpressurized cargo hold of a jet can get VERY COLD when flying at 30 thousand feet which is why insulation is so very important.

Thanks for this post. Maybe this is a clue as to why. The box was insulated well in regards to having styrofoam lining the walls. However, about 4 holes a bit larger then a pen were poked thru the box and styrofoam. I know this is commonly done to "vent" the box but in my experience, they are not needed as boxes are not air-tight and holes only cause a loss of the insulation protection. Also, there was not very much newspaper surrounding the snake for added insulation.