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Allison, it depends. You can have bacterial respiratory infections, which require C&S testing by a veterinarian in order to administer the correct meds, so those are normally treatable. There's also viral respiratory infections which simply have to run their course and the only real treatment is aiding the immune response by increasing heat and humidity...viral infections are not treatable. RI's can certainly kill a snake if not treated or if treated improperly, especially if the snake is already immunocompromised by some other pathogen. The first step these days should pretty much always be C&S testing so you know what you're dealing with.
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