please help. mouse attacked snale graphic pics HELP

[BOWSER11788]

well, after the last post i wrote, i did it with a rock and well, you get the rest, also to one of the above, post, its not the guys, fault he did what many have done and listened to a chainstore, i needn't metion the name cause you get 2 chances to get it right, also somone said i shouldn't have taken it, sorry but if i didn't and could have survived god, help it in his setup, also to let people know it WAS NOT my snake, i may not be an expert but this never would of happened in my care, thanx guys and gals, theses photos should be stickied to show what can happen with UNSUPERVISED feedings. poor snake, RIP no-name

[alittleFREE]

Wow, I'm so sorry that this happened at all. I'm sorry the snake had to go through that, and I'm sorry that you were put in this situation! I am glad that the poor thing is finally at peace though.

RIP, little guy.

[BOWSER11788]

thanx man, every where i go and i hear people keeping snakes, I friendly evade and ask how the feed, where i work alot of people are reptile peoples, i kinda feel like a missionary for proper reptile care, lol

[BuckeyeBalls]

Hey BOWSER11788 check ur pms sending u something

[greghall]

Put it down!

[BuckeyeBalls]

Put it down!

Already has

[twan]

Oh my god.. That poor snake MUST see a vet. That is a very large area of exposed spine. You can not treat it yourself. Things like neosporin, bactracin, etc, are not supposed to be put on large open wounds. It also would need antibiotics. That wound will cause constant severe dehydration. It will cause the snake to not eat for a very long time. The truth is, the amount of pain and stress this is causing is not worth it. There is not even any guarantee that all that skin could ever grow back. IMO the best thing would be to put it down.

Enough said put that Bp down A.S.A.P.

[Moofins07]

Poor little guy. You did the right thing, though.

I agree that either severing the spinal cord or... bludgeoning, like you did, provided it was uber quick, is the best way to go. Any injections, gassing, or freezing is way too prolonged. Their metabolisms are simply too slow. It sounds barbaric, to have to put something down that way, but unless it's a mammal, I say it's the best.

RIP, little No-Name.

[blackcrystal22]

You did it with a rock?

No offense, but could you be any less professional and cruel about it?

[wolfy-hound]

Excuse me? Rock or hammer, destroying the brain is the fastest and thus the least cruel way you can kill something. Pithing is considered one of the humane ways to kill, which is destroying the brain by inserting a spike into the brain and scrambling it. Destroying the brain with a humane bolt gun, or anything that destroys the brain is best.

Brutal? Yes. But not cruel. Ugly and messy maybe, but it gets the job done, which is to kill the animal as quickly as possible.