[SOLD!!] Crotalus Horridus 3.5'

This snake was hit by 2 cars near my house last friday as I was trying to shoo it off a road. I captured it thinking it would die and it is still very much alive.

It is injured but seems to be doing fine. Lost it's right eye and had a ding on it's belly but I've been treating them with neosporin and the belly ding is gone. Sex unknown, all but 2 rattles broken off in the car accident.

Would like to sell or trade for non-venomous snake (anything pretty and very docile). gkr@alltel.net

I am in AL where there are no regulations governing indigenous rattlesnakes. Pick up or meet only.

Pic taken saturday - the bruising on the right side of head is all but gone now.



Good eye.



Bad eye. This pic was taken saturday, the eyesocket looks black now.

Aw man---I was looking for a rattler with both eyes out. Sorry.

Uh oh - did I do something wrong?

Originally Posted by Geno67

Uh oh - did I do something wrong?

You didn't do anything wrong in my opinion...I would just try to give it a few mice to eat...Make sure it's eating properly...If so then just drive it out into a wildlife management area and release it...I'm sure it wouldnt be the only wild snake missing an eye and the rattles aren't really a necessity.

Originally Posted by Geno67

Uh oh - did I do something wrong?

Just my own opinion but seems to me that if you are going to pick up an injured animal on the road and then try to trade it for something else the least you could do is take it to a veterinarian! The poor thing must be in EXTREME PAIN and probably has infection setting in.
I dont care what the laws are near you, that would just be the humane and ethical thing to do.

Yeah - it's getting active again. Probably close to feeding time. I had 2 of these before, 1 for five years and one for three years. The second one was a preemie baby cut from the mother by a bushog that ended up being 5.25' long.

I have an 11 year old in the house now and am not interested in building a proper enclosure that I would feel comfortable with. He wants to keep it but I would rather him have a cool looking corn snake or maybe a smallish boa.

Originally Posted by Geno67

Yeah - it's getting active again. Probably close to feeding time. I had 2 of these before, 1 for five years and one for three years. The second one was a preemie baby cut from the mother by a bushog that ended up being 5.25' long.

I have an 11 year old in the house now and am not interested in building a proper enclosure that I would feel comfortable with. He wants to keep it but I would rather him have a cool looking corn snake or maybe a smallish boa.

Are you listening at all? Take that animal to a veteranarian and get it some treatment.

Geeze, what the is wrong with you?

Originally Posted by MiIguanaLvr

Just my own opinion but seems to me that if you are going to pick up an injured animal on the road and then try to trade it for something else the least you could do is take it to a veterinarian! The poor thing must be in EXTREME PAIN and probably has infection setting in.
I dont care what the laws are near you, that would just be the humane and ethical thing to do.

There's no infection setting in - it's healing quite nicely.

I'm in Alabama. There are no hot vets anywhere around here and the common consensus (yes, even among veterinarians) is to chop it's head off with a hoe.

Originally Posted by Geno67

There's no infection setting in - it's healing quite nicely.

I'm in Alabama. There are no hot vets anywhere around here and the common consensus (yes, even among veterinarians) is to chop it's head off with a hoe.

There are many members here on Fauna and some are from down your way. I am willing to bet someone could locate a vet you could take that poor animal to.