Yes I know. I have suffered from that condition myself.(sore, swollen lymph nodes) I'm just saying, nobody cut me open to find the source of the swelling. The soreness was nearly unbearable but the swelling/pain eventually subsides. If it doesn't, and the node continues to be a problem, it can be removed (?) So I'm thinking, since they had to cut, did they remove the swollen nodes from the snake?