doctor i got a problem

[jwolfe152]

well i mowed grass again at my mom and dads and caught another one this makes 3 easterns now. i have not got the opportunity to sex this one its a bit jumpy i'm surprised i was even able to grab it. as soon as it was in my hands it was rubbing its little butt all over my arm i'm not sure what it was doing because i smelled my arm and hand but couldn't smell any musk. this will be the last one i grab from my mom and dads unless i injury it with the mower or trimmer. i don't want the population to dip just because i like them or anything like that, i don't think taking 2 is going to hurt things much, if at all.

[guidofatherof5]

Probably not but you don't actually know where the population numbers are.

[jwolfe152]

i know there are more of them there are at least 2 darker ones around that i have seen but still 2 sounds like a good number to stop at from one location. there is a good bit of woods behind the house and a little creek back there too. i cant wait for next spring i want to look around for dens when they start mating to see it in person the pics are impressive but i would love to see it first hand.

[jwolfe152]

Ekoh


new guy



Amaunet



i know the last 2 are a little crappy just looking for an opinion on sex guys thanks

Edit: i believe its 2 males and a female

[jwolfe152]

well i went to do some weed eating at my parents i checked the pieces of cover i placed seen a few babies and some a little bigger i decided not to bother them and just look. well i was about half way done with the trimming and i took a swipe with the trimmer and then her head poked up i got closer and grabbed her not much in the way of fighting at all just a few seconds and the big brown beauty was just laying in my hand.

i checked her out and i don't know if it was me or not but she has a bruise that starts at the corner of her vent up the side of her body. well i brought this beauty home with me because when she was going through my fingers it felt kinda bumpy and soft but she doesnt have any bulges that i can see im going to get a few pics as soon as i can.

[jwolfe152]

full body shot


not just a bruise like i thought at first looks like i just barely got her



this is her in just a little water to clean her and the wound abit



right after taking her out of the water i towel dried her and put some iodine on her. i'm hoping it doesn't break open every time she defecates because of where it is. oh and the weird bump i felt looks to be an old wound because there is an indent and a few of the scales above it are a tiny bit deformed, but it doesn't look bad it is barely noticeable

[guidofatherof5]

Good looking snake. That wound/injury doesn't look very new.
Is this problem area at the vent directly, meaning are we seeing the vent/cloaca also in the photo?

[jwolfe152]

now i think i have the terminology right. the wound starts where the bottom of the anal plate meets the subcaudal scales and it is maybe 1/8 of an inch toward the dorsal scales and maybe 1/2 inch on the ventral/subcaudal scales. after a closer look at the would it actually took one side of the subcuadal scales the ones right after the anal plate and i think you can see the cloaca just a bit but i am almost certain it barely missed it

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and the cut is deep considering it went through scale and skin to muscle but its not very deep in the muscle at all but i put some iodine on it last night and she did not mind so i'm hoping she is not in much pain

[guidofatherof5]

Any chance you can post some photos in natural light? Having an injury at the cloaca/vent is problematic since the wound comes in contact with fecal matter. It is certainly something to keep a very close eye on. The photo you originally post of the injury looks good(the injury not the photo) but some better lit photos would be helpful.
Thanks for taking the time to help this snake.

[jwolfe152]

yes i will get better photos of it, right now its overcast skies and sprinkles all day, and i will get the better camera i use my phone because of the snapbucket app, photobucket.com/mobile. as long as the phone has internet, i take the pictures and it automatically uploads to my photobucket account. when applying the iodine i use a cotton swab and wet it with the iodine to the point that its about to drip and then apply to the wound, my question is, is there another/better way to apply it?
this is what i use