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Rextiles
at Fri Aug 27 06:34:13 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Rextiles ]
That's an unfortunate dilemma. From the pictures, I would say that the snake has at the least many broken ribs with the high possibility of internal organ damage although it's hard to say which organs those might be in that location. Being that the snake is showing half of it's body in the upturned direction in the 2nd and 3rd photo's suggests that it might also have suffered spinal injuries as well.
The best thing you can do is to take it to the vet to get an examination of the snake to determine the extent of it's injuries but obviously that is going to cost a lot of money and even when those injuries are determined, I would be willing to bet that there's not a lot that can be done to save the snake. While sticking it in the freezer sounds like the easy way out, if the animal is clearly injured to the point of no return, there's not much else to do except to let the animal eventually die.
I wish there were better options but the vet is your best and most expensive option while freezing it might be the most humane. It's your call. Sorry. 
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Troy Rexroth
Rextiles
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RE: hurt hoggie - Rextiles, Fri Aug 27 06:34:13 2010