I hope that you realize that treating an animal for an ailment/disease/injury should really only be done by a qualified veterinarian. Only he/she can correctly and legally diagnose a health problem AND properly identify what medications are to be used and what aren't.

Also, unless you make a VERY good friendship with a local vet, prescription medications are difficult at best to obtain. Antibiotics such as Baytril(enrofloxacin) are not to be used lightly or haphazardly, and it is also incredibly expensive. Around $60 for a 30ml bottle of injectable 100mg/ml solution. Sometimes medications have to be compounded by a pharmacist. This is expensive and only a vet has connections to be able to do this.

I am a veterinary technician, and I, by myself, cannot diagnose an illness, perform surgery, write prescriptions or dispense medications without being in a veterinarian's direct or indirect(same building, different room) supervision. I do know how to recognize different illnesses and can suggest my findings to the veterinarian, but cannot diagnose the illness by myself. It is illegal for me to do so.

Yes, you can treat some of the minor injuries by yourself with home remedies, but what would happen if your snake suddenly had a neurologic episode? Or started having a hardening or a mass in its intestinal region? What if the snake came in as a rescue and had scale rot, blister disease and a raging respiratory infection, and on top of that had a massive load of internal and external parasites? How could anyone go about treating that by themselves, not to mention diagnosing what types of internal parasites the animal had and knowing what medication what appropriate. To be able to correctly identify parasites, even to the tiniest protozoa(crypto, coccidia and giardia), you will need a microscope that magnifies at least 100x(oil immersion). We use one that costs around $1800 apiece.

Getting an education to be knowledgeable on general animal care and treatment is one thing, but wanting to get an education so you will never have to take the animal to the vet isn't acceptable. Veterinarians are there for a reason, and the cost is minimal compared to the life of an animal.

That's just my two cents and $5 deposit.