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i was traveling from oregon to montana today, and we stopped in a town called umatilla, which is a good...6-7 hours from my house in montana...when i went in to pay for the fuel, i checked on my snake (who was in a cooler) and my cat, and when i moved the car for 2 seconds, i went to put some water in for my snake and he had escaped...i panicked and was in tears but i couldnt find him and had to leave, all the while hoping he was in my car somewhere and ok.

when we got to montana, we ransacked the car *again* and low and behold, i found him in my trunk behind the fabric that covers the sides...alive but very warm...he also had some black goop all over his body from where he was huddled (when we fixed the trunk, we put window sealer to keep it from leaking where he was hiding)i gave him a cool water soak to help him cool down (he was back there for at least 6 hours) and then tried to get the goop off with dawn and warm water, which didnt help...any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated, as i liked him better as a snow corn =/

I'm no expert, but I would feed him allot over the next few days to make him shed sooner, and hopefully he sheds it off. Other than that, I'm not sure. Maybe a little rubbing alcohol and a rag. Let this forum now how everything turns out. Derek

i thought about using rubbing alcohol, but i read somewhere that its toxic? or is that only if they ingest it?

I'm not sure, but I think it's if they ingest it. I would only use a tiny bit. Maybe about a qtip amount. How old is your snake? Derek

i would guess him to be about 3 years old this fall...good 3 feet long, healthy and eats like a horse. this was the first time he ever escaped an enclosure

I think just a little tiny bit of rubbing alcohol should be ok, but don't get any around its face. Derek

I would use ethanol not isopropyl, it much less toxic to people atleast.

You can safely remove most things stuck/on snake skin by using a cotton ball swabbed in vegetable/olive oil and gentle wiping.

Lucky find!

Don't feed your snake.. In my experience with snakes, they will shed on their own when they encounter a skin problem.. Still try to get the goop off though.

Matt

>>You can safely remove most things stuck/on snake skin by using a cotton ball swabbed in vegetable/olive oil and gentle wiping.
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>>Lucky find!

Vegetable oil has worked wonders unsticking a snake from a piece of duct tape... don't ask
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