I give Ralph props all the way. A point I made on his FB page was that most vets, even exotic vets, will never encounter this issue. The breeders like RD who have been keeping snakes for many years and hundreds upon hundreds of snakes at that, are much more experienced than a vet in my opinion..

The only way you would get that kind of expertise anywhere else would be the exotics vets that work for large zoos like The Australia Zoo that Steve Irwins family owns. The average person will never have a vet like that nearby or the $$ to afford it if there was one.

Sterility? We don't know if he sterilized beforehand but I highly doubt he went into this with dirty hands. That is just common sense. Ive known for many years thanks to Steve Irwin that reptiles should never be put under anesthesia.

Al in all, RD did an amazing job and I see absolutely nothing wrong with what he did. Under the circumstances it was most likely the only option anyone would have had.