Reptile & Amphibian Forums

I have a childrens python and tonight when i went in his room to feed him i found him damngling (hangman style) from the top of his Viv. My wife had thought that there was to sharp of an edge and he might get hurt so she covered it with duck tape. Somehow Sal (our snake) got his body pushed int the crevise just right undoin the tape and was now actually stuck to the tape and dangling. I got some water loosened the tape and puleed him off slowly..to my surprise he was active and moving but has looked as if the skin on his neck was seriously stretched out and is dangling. i'm taking him to vet in the morning but if anyone has some words of encouragement because we have grown quite attached to our snakes and are worried he might not recover..my wife in paticular is feeling really bad.
So if anyone knows of similar injury or if snakes skin gain regain elasicity or anybody with alot of Herp experience can give me any advice before tomorrow afternoon i'd appreciate it?

He should be fine. Just be glad he didn't lose any scales. Make sre all the adhesive is oof of his skin.
-----
International Snakes Meetup
International Herpetology Meetup

Law of keeping snakes #43: If you put tape in a cage, a snake will get stuck to it. Mineral oil helps free the snake from the tape.

Spotted pythons are very curious snakes and will infiltrate any crevice possible in a cage. No more tape in the cage. If you want to dull a rough edge, use sandpaper. If you want to fill a gap, use silicon or epoxy filler (remove snake for 24 hours.)

Childreni are escape artists extraordinaire! Yes, they are curious, and life is always more interesting anywhere but inside of the cage. In addition to sealing all cracks, be sure that the way out is very secure. My childreni have cage clips on each side of the screened tops because of over the half dozen species that I keep, they are in the lead for the number of successful escapes. Fortunately, all have been located in good shape within a week's time. Good luck with Sal; childreni are neat little pythons!
Regards,
althea

Thanks althea...yeah i have clips on mine too he still tries to get out though. He has only succesfully escaped once so far but that was before the safety clips. We have him on a dresser and we found him curled up in the top sock draw.

Thanks all for the reply. I took him to a reptile vet and he said he was just fine. He said he had seen worse. As for the tape yeah it is gone..I didnt even know it was there. I did keep the wifw though this time but if Sal had been hurt really bead I told her she would have to go...LOL. The Doc had me put corn starch on a small spot on his back where some adhesive still was and said most of the damage would come off on his next shed.