Volume: 53 Issue: 1
Year: 2022, Page: 125-128, Doi: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2022.53.1.125-128
Received: June 21, 2021 Accepted: Aug. 2, 2021 Published: March 31, 2022
An injured Indian RockPython,rescued by theForest Department ofKerala,was presented to the University Veterinary Hospital, Kokkalai, Thrissur. The lacerated wounds were cleaned and sutured under local anaesthesia. The post-operative care was given in the rescue centre of the Forest Department and the snake was released into the wild on complete wound healing.
Keywords: Python, lacerated wound, rescue
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Reji, V., Laiju, M. P., Sharat, J., Praveen, M. K., David, A. and Syam, K. V. 2022. Surgical management of lacerated wounds and rehabilitation of a rescued Indian rock python (Python molurus): a case report. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 53(1): 125-128.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2022.53.1.125-128