" How do you know if a snake is in pain? At some point, I may have to euthanize him."





Well, that's a good question, and also one that's virtually impossible to accurately answer to any reliable degree.



If snakes could vocalize like some other animals, and whimper and cry from time to time, it would make it more obvious, but since they cannot do this, the best indicator is probably only witnessing the snake moving around constantly, and changing positions very often. Even this is only pure speculation though.



If the snake does not eat on it's own VERY soon, and also pass a normal looking feces, I would simply do as you mentioned. Putting them in the freezer in a deli cup may "sound" sort of grizzly, but it is a very painless, humane way of doing it, as they just gradually go to "sleep" and their body functions are slowed down to the point that they can no longer sustain life.



We breeders over the course of many years have all had to deal with this at one point or another with all the snake's we have produced.







best regards, ~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

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