Found snake in yard

[Dan72]

Steve your eyes did not fool you. I checked on him again about 7:30pm to see what he was up to, and his shed is off to his neck. His head looks so amazing with those fresh scales all bright and shiny. Hope he can work everything else off over night. I'll check on him in the morning, hopefully some pics of a new shiny snake.

[guidofatherof5]

That is great.

[Dan72]

When a snake is in shed and it is off a little past his neck, does that mean that all the old skin is ready to come off and the snake just has to work that off in its own time? Because if yes, then if the snake is calm enough and will allow you to could you just grab hold and peel them like a banana? Or, is it better to let them do it on their own and only jump in when they are having some king of issue.

[chris-uk]

When a snake is in shed and it is off a little past his neck, does that mean that all the old skin is ready to come off and the snake just has to work that off in its own time? Because if yes, then if the snake is calm enough and will allow you to could you just grab hold and peel them like a banana? Or, is it better to let them do it on their own and only jump in when they are having some king of issue.

Leave them to do it on their own. It, should only take minutes (so chances are it's all over by the time I finish this post). The only time I interfered was when one of mine broke the shed on a skin injury, then I just held the broken end to anchor it while she carried on wriggling out of it.
Sit back, watch and enjoy.

[Dan72]

WOW Chris you could not have been more right! I don't think I've left him alone for 15 minutes, went to check on him and the shed is off. Both eye caps, tip of tail. This snake looks BAD A@@!!! Pics when my wife can help out with the camera. Cool snake. The vent area is looking better too after day two of treating it. Not there yet but getting there. And, Steve it does look completly different (better) after the shed.

[guidofatherof5]

This wife photo-dependence has got to end. We want photos now.

[chris-uk]

I agree Steve. What's wrong with snake in one hand camera in the other?

[Dan72]

This is the wife... the problem is that he can't run the camera either, he can barely run the computer.

[Dan72]

Here are the latest pics after the shed. The gloves are off because he and I are friends now. The wife is going to help me put the rest of the pics in the gallery.




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[Dan72]

A couple more...

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