I had got a Checkered Garter in the mail today. However, I had been informed by the Weather Channel that temps would be in the mid 40's - around brumation temps. However, after he had already been shipped, the temps dropped DRASTICALLY. It ended up being in the mid to low 20's. This concerned me GREATLY. When the package had arrived in the mail it felt very cold. I had opened it and unwrapped everything, and below all that insulation lie a styrofoam box. I had opened the box and lifted up the paper towel covering the snake. There, right in front of my eyes lie a freshly dead, frozen snake. It was then that all the police training I had been through kicked in. I immediately picked up the snake and unthawed all his vital organs (not all of him was frozen but his heart, esophagus, stomach, and intestines were) by running my hands up and down him. Once he was unthawed, I massaged his heart, while keeping him close to me. After about 5 minutes, BOOM, I saw him take his first breath! I had revived him! He is currently doing much better, however he is still under critical condition. Below is a photo of him about a minute after he came out of cold induced "coma" (if you will).

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