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Originally Posted by j_dunlavy
Has anybody lost (not by euthanasia) any snakes to this virus other than ball pythons?
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...78113512004154
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In 2011, sporadic cases of neurological and other non-specific signs of disease occurred in a collection of 32 snakes (20 Australian pythons from the genera Morelia and Antaresia; four exotic boas; and eight Australian elapids). Cloacal and oral swabs were opportunistically sampled on multiple occasions from 23 of these snakes. In addition, from one snake that was euthanased, fresh samples of brain, liver, kidney and lung were collected. Samples were submitted to Murdoch University for PCR testing.
None of the eight venomous snakes from this collection (Pseudechis, the black snakes; Oxyuranus, the taipans; Acanthophis, the death adders; and Notechis, the tiger snakes) were showing overt signs of ill-health and for safety reasons, these snakes were not sampled.
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Folks in Australia also have a lab available for testing:
http://www.thereptiledoctor.com.au/i...s-references-2