drake, my hog island boa is hurt. his face is so swollen. i just called the vet and he can't see him tonight (it's 4:30pm here) so he wants me to bring him in first thing tomorrow morning. he's over an hour away so it'll be an early morning for me.

the only thing i can think of is... drake had a bad eating experience a while ago... he banged his face on the side of the enclosure when he was trying to tag his rattie. so i wonder if that caused something to get infected?

anyways... i'm learning how to give shots tomorrow... to a snake i'm not comfy handling so this should be interesting. wish me luck. (actually wish me bravery)

here's some pics of his face... and of him. oh and anyone who has seen such a thing before... what do you think this is?