Davoust Family Snake is Found Alive!

As for the survival of Sammy, the corn snake.

 

As I was helping Stephan clear out his room trying to get to and find Sammy's cage I had to dig through many of Stephan's BMX Trophy's, the framed Mt. biking posters, and the remains of the window decor. Under the debris I was able to find Sammy's cage. Much of it was shattered. As I began to lift out the container used for a pond I saw Sammy and he started to burrow in further. He's Alive!!!! As I picked him up he tried to burrow further in his cage. It was a challenge capturing him as I had to maneuver around window frame and picture frames with jagged edges of glass. But I was able to capture him w/o harm. He was extremely skinny, his color was dark and his eyes were very cloudy. We found a container to put water in and let him soak. He drank for about 5 minutes. I was worried he was so weak that he wasn't able to lift his head out of the water and that he would drown. Within an hour his eyes where bright black again and his shinny orange color was returning. The limp and lethargic snake now was active and seemed to be actively seeking food.

 

Thanks to Bruce, Owner of The Fish Connection, Sammy found food and a safe new home. Bruce is providing respite care until Bruce is able to complete Sammy's new home- which he is donating. Thank you so much Bruce. By the way Smoky the turtle is very content in his home. He's actively swimming most of the day, and lounging on the floating logs in the afternoon.

 

God is watching over us and our pets. We are blessed in so many ways.

Blog posting contributed by Tracy Davoust  Thursday June 24, 2010