Warning: Sickness in florida killing snakes

[rabernet]

I really hope I haven't scared anyone, and I was not trying to do a widespread panic, I'm so sorry. I was just saying that something is happening to me, just as a friendly tip. Heck, it could be nothing at all. Might be just a weird coincidence. Could be a bad diagnostic on the vet's part. The breeder might not even be at Daytona. If I knew what exactly was happening, I would of posted it.

I'll talk to my veterinarian today to see if she can try to see if there is anything more I can do and get her perspective. I've frozen the bodies of one snake to try to preserve it and I have a couple other snakes potentially exposed that I can maybe use to find more about this. There are plenty of reasonable diseases and health issues that it could be.

I really wish I knew the breeder's name, and yes, I usually do keep records, but I bought the snake sort of last minute, put the receipt in my pocket (but I usually keep my receipts in a pocket in a snake bag), then that is the last I saw of it. Horrible luck and stupidity on my part... Again, I'm sorry.

And as said before, I hope I didn't upset anyone. I really meant no harm.

See, in your initial post you said that this is making the circuit in Florida, but your post here says the only cases you know of are the three snakes you lost. Who else in the Florida circuit is experiencing these same symptoms and losses? Your initial post sounds as if it's a much larger widespread exposure than your own animals.

Freezing actually is the last thing you want to do with a body for a future necropsy - refrigeration and submission to the vet within a day or two is best.