Warning to new owners.

[Skiploder]

I think some folks need to take a small step back and not be so offended at an attempt to warn about a potential danger. Let's face it, aerosols can be NASTY and if you use one excessively around a snake, it could, potentially, cause some serious problems. Can we say definitively that it killed this particular snake? Of course not. But that doesn't mean the warning is invalid. Take it or leave it...but there's no reason to crucify someone who is just posting an anecdote that might help someone think before fumigating a small space with deodorant or hair spray or air freshener or whatever.

We now have a new owner who is giving us vague warnings about a couple of things - first three deaths (from a "friend") due to pine shavings now another death (again from a "friend") due to butane and "parfum" from deodorant complete with a necropsy confirming butane and "parfum" as the culprits.

I'll be upfront and baldly state that the pine shavings claim is utter and complete bull crap.

I will also be upfront and state that I would never argue that spraying the heck out of your snake with an aerosol is probably not a good idea. But, I find inconsistency with these statements:

i was thinking because of the toxicity of aerosols it could of killed the snake because they can easily kill humans..

........in which the cause of death was potentially due to aerosols and 22 minutes later in which the OP stated:

My friend told me he had a necropsy, but i was very busy at the time not hearing all the information he was saying he defiently had the necropsy but i can vaguely remember something about chemicals, or airways in the snake were blocked with toxic chemicals something across those lines.

high levels of butane/parfum? im not sure i dont remember the conversation with him much about this when i next talk to him ill let you know.

...in which all of a sudden the death was confirmed by a necropsy, complete with airways blocked with toxic chemicals.

Sorry Judy, I'm all for sharing important information and I don't doubt that heavily dousing aerosols could kill a snake, but in this case, something smells funny.

Since the friend had a necropsy, I will be more than glad to assist the OP with posting the results here.