Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Reptiles and education




An abscess removal surgery carried out yesterday night. It is a mangrove viper/shore pit viper (Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus) and abscess is located around the tail.


the initial stage


after removal.


this is it! the budak yang kacau selama ini.

too bad my handphone out of batteri that time,i had miss out the stitching process video and few more photos. nonetheless, the wound can recover in 2 days time(as expected) and it is applied with a layer of protection cream.i will update on this from time to time.hope the snake can get better soon.

peace


3 comments:

rafiq said...

I helped out with a similar surgery on a bloodpython before. Anal prolapse, led to abscess and rotting of the internal walls of the anus of the snake. Not a very pretty sight. I still have the pics on my pc, for personal keeps.

Nice blog mat hong.

Donovan Tan said...

dayum~~~ since when you became an animal surgeon? cool !

Unknown said...

i scared when i see this .... @_@