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I have a female copperhead that i think may be sick. She keeps the front of her mouth open about 2/8 of in inch. It looks like she cant close it. I noticed this about 3 days ago. The male is fine. I quarentined the female just incase. I am not sure of any hot reptile vets in the New York area. Any suggestions about what this might be?
Thanks,
Kris
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im not sure if its the same for copperheads.. but.. when i first got my corn snake, it would do the same thing.. and "yawn" alot.. turns out it was cuz it wasnt getting the heat she needed.is your snake being sluggish?
Can't tell too much from the photo, but it could be due to respiratory distress caused by low temps. There are really a number of reasons for this, and it is pretty hard to diagnose with the given information.
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