I picked up 2 red tails over the weekend from a guy who was unable to take care of them anymore. They both appeared to be in good health ecept they had some old scarring. It looks like it's from rat claws and bites. I'm guessing from too much feeding live rats. Well one of the babies I just noticed has a pretty good"bite" mark on her side about 4 inches from her head. I can see muscle tissue under it when she flexes. It isn't bleeding but it looked like it had some opaque fluid built up. I tried to clean it up a bit with a q-tip. I've never had to dealw ith an open would before on a snake. Should I take her to the vet imediately or can I treat it with a store baught antibiotic? I am posting a pic, it's not the best but it's what I can do with the camera I have. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. She hasn't been handled in almost a year and is still a very gentle girl. She is about 6 1/2 feet and very very calm. Thank you!

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