You must be wondering why and how snakes are given
anesthesia? Generally, what we’ve seen on Nat Geo, Austin Stevens – a veteran snake
charmer approaches a snake swiftly from the rear and, barehanded
(gloves make him clumsy), squeeze just behind the snake’s jawbone using his thumb
and forefinger. Control the writhing body. And BOOM he gets a hold of it and extracts venom pinching softly and gently as if
he is caressing it.
Each snake charmer has its own quality but ever wondered what
leads to a case when snakes need anesthesia? This is why I have formed a blog
where I would discuss what quantities of anesthesia does a snake requires. So
without further ado, let’s get into this.
Generally speaking, performing anesthesia and medical procedure on
a snake ought to be drawn closer with indistinguishable standards from those
utilized for domestic creatures. In any case, there is clear anatomic
contemplation, just as unique parts (especially a snake) of patient readiness,
situating, and equipment with which the reptile clinician should be familiar.
Reptiles make good anesthetic
patients because of their physiologic resilience. In the simplest words, reptiles are very resilient and capable of
surviving physiological changes. Furthermore, these species frequently
undergo potentially painful surgical procedures. New drugs that are not only safe and efficacious but also result in relatively short recovery times have greatly enhanced the design of
anesthetic regimens. Further studies are required to quantitatively evaluate
the physiologic effects of drugs used and validate available monitoring
modalities for use in a wide variety of reptiles.
Wound Treatment
Wounds, more often than not horribly
tainted, are a successive introduction, and given the caseous idea of the
reptilian incendiary reaction, careful debridement is frequently constantly
essential. Sharp dissection is utilized to expel all follower necrotic and
contaminated tissue that should then be submitted for histopathology and
microbiology.
Surgical Procedures
Snake integument is
composed of keratinized scales and thinner interscaler
skin. Incisions should be made between the scales, thus making most surgical
wounds scalloped. When reptile skin is incised, it has a tendency to invert.
Therefore, everting suture patterns (eg, horizontal or vertical mattress) using
polydioxanone or nylon are recommended to
ensure opposition of tissue without future dysecdysis.
Fine polydioxanone causes less reaction
than polyglactin and is preferred for internal sutures. Skin sutures are
typically removed after 6 to 8 weeks.
Whatever it takes, reptiles are a dangerous creature and not to
be messed around.
