Bear in mind, I don't know your level of expertise with snakes, so please don't take offense, but here's my advice...

Ask a Vet before you give ANY medication to a snake. Giving a snake the wrong meds, or the wrong dosage of the right meds, can:
- Kill it. Some medicines are highly toxic to snakes.
- Fail to cure the problem.


A good Exotic Vet can:
- Properly diagnose a problem.
- Determine the proper course of treatment.
- Prescribe meds as needed.
- If home treatment is required, the vet will show you how.

In short:

NO! YOU should NOT give penicillin to a snake!

Contact a Vet - that's what they go to school for.

Regards,

John D
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0.1 Desert Kingsnake "FATTY"

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