My injured snake..

[Hankj]

She never did touch the salmon but she seems plumper.. Must be retaining a good amount of water

[guidofatherof5]

Well, half the equation has been solved. This is a good thing.
For her to get her own water shows mental processes going on. Self survival processes.
She had to know their was water there and had to make an effort to get it.
For having a head injury I think this is a good sign.

[kibakiba]

Keep trying and keep up the great work! She's really lucky to have a "pet" (no offense ) like you. Garters are never the pets, they are the owners.

[flickerfriend]

Good luck with her!

[Hankj]

So I got a call back from the vet. My sob letter was not a success lol.

I didn't talk to the vet, it was that older sounding man again... First he tells me it is illegal for me to take her out of the wild. I corrected him, made him eat my words, and told him I could legally take three more if I wanted lol!

They said I could put her in some reptile rescue program and they will rehab her and put her back into the wild but they cannot examine her for free while she is under my care..

[guidofatherof5]

That's stupid. I would make some calls and find a Vet. that was willing to at least give you some advice over the phone.
I will call my Vet. and see if he will do a phone consultation for you, if you want.
You might also check online for reptile rescues out of your State. Most have an 800 numbers. They may help you also.
Best of luck.

[Hankj]

The only tips he gave me is keep her warm and bring her in and add up a big bill... Yeah and if you think your vet would have some good info than I would definitely be interested. I'd love to explain it to an actual vet and see if he thinks I need to have it looked at. If he really thinks it is a good idea to have her seen by another vet I'll take her in.

[guidofatherof5]

The only tips he gave me is keep her warm and bring her in and add up a big bill... Yeah and if you think your vet would have some good info than I would definitely be interested. I'd love to explain it to an actual vet and see if he thinks I need to have it looked at. If he really thinks it is a good idea to have her seen by another vet I'll take her in.

I'll give him a call tomorrow and see what he says.

Dr. Bosilevac DVM

Best Care Pet Hospital

[ConcinusMan]

Pretty much the same story around here Steve. You're very lucky to have a good vet for your snakes. All we'd get around here is the cold shoulder and a lecture like what just happened.

To make matters worse, nobody would bother to take the snake for rehabilitation around here. They'd just put it down. It's "just" a garter snake. Not important enough to bother.

[guidofatherof5]

Pretty much the same story around here Steve. You're very lucky to have a good vet for your snakes. All we'd get around here is the cold shoulder and a lecture like what just happened.

To make matters worse, nobody would bother to take the snake for rehabilitation around here. They'd just put it down. It's "just" a garter snake. Not important enough to bother.

If they only knew what they are missing.