Aired (January 14, 2024): Join Doc Nielsen Donato as he attempts to rescue a snake that was caught and injured after being trapped in a net. Watch the video here to see it!
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00:00 It was only in the morning that Nanoe and Clester noticed the puppies were gone.
00:08 Until they noticed what was waiting for them in their nest.
00:21 Suddenly, a snake came close and bit the puppies.
00:30 Unfortunately, the snake was trapped in the nest.
00:39 But instead of being scared, Nanoe and Clester saw the snake.
00:45 I saw a snake that was about to bite me. I immediately asked for help from Nanoe.
00:51 They did not hesitate to help the poor snake.
00:57 In the video I was sent, the snake was in critical condition.
01:12 The snake was badly bitten by the snake.
01:16 It forced itself into a small net.
01:20 My mission now is to try to cure the snake.
01:26 This is a wild reticulated python.
01:30 It can be aggressive because it has wounds. It is more protective.
01:36 Let's see how long it will take to be rescued from the trap in the net.
01:43 Wow! I can already see the damage on its scales.
01:52 I just saw the right amount of injuries.
01:59 It forced itself into a net. It has three cuts from the body length.
02:09 The snake did not resist. The net itself was able to bite the snake until it saw the bones.
02:20 Oh my gosh! It looks like we will have to clean it up because we don't know if its skin and tissues are still viable.
02:30 The wound on its body is deep. If it cannot be rescued, it could die.
02:42 The first part is to clean it. But to avoid stress, I will sedate the reticulated python.
02:50 We need to get the exact weight to compute for its dosage of sedative.
02:58 The reticulated python weighs almost 5 kilos.
03:10 This is the right amount.
03:12 We will clean the wound area.
03:18 What happens if we cannot fix its skin and tissues?
03:23 We call this healing by secondary intention.
03:27 It will only have a few scratches.
03:34 If it recovers, it will be a reminder that it was trapped once in its life.
03:41 It was lucky that it was rescued and healed.
03:45 The first thing we will do is to remove all the necrotic contents.
03:59 It means that it is rotting. Like these black ones.
04:04 This is the spinous process of the bone that is exposed because of the deep cut.
04:12 It is not good to put a necrotic now.
04:16 As a doctor, we will do everything to keep it alive.
04:22 Let's remove the necrotic contents.
04:26 This is the skin.
04:28 We will transfer this to the patient.
04:35 Once it recovers, we will release it to the DNR.
04:46 Once it recovers, we will release it to the DNR.
04:51 In the wild, reticulated pythons are known as hunters or aggressive in their search for food.
05:02 They can also live in the wild for more than 20 years.
05:09 If there is no big python like the reticulated python, there can be more fish like the reticulated python.
05:18 Some people do not fight the reticulated python.
05:23 Not only in Laguna, there are concerned citizens who rescued the reticulated python.
05:31 In Baguio City, the situation is also the same.
05:36 We will go to one of the volunteers who helps the DNR when it comes to reptiles.
05:43 Hello, hi Keith. Hello, Nico.
05:47 There is no rescue center in Baguio City yet.
05:50 That's why, in Northern Exotics and Wildlife, troopers were given this to get medicine.
05:57 They are a group of veterinary students who help in rescuing wildlife like the reticulated python in Baguio.
06:05 What is the history of this, Mark, when you turned it over?
06:10 It was in the nest.
06:13 It was in the nest?
06:15 Yes, it was in the box.
06:17 It was tied up.
06:22 According to my investigation, it was not in a good condition.
06:29 It does not mean that it did not strike or struggle.
06:35 It is not wild.
06:37 Because sometimes, because the weather is cold, they are not that active.
06:44 It seems like there is trauma to its stomach.
06:47 This will prevent it also from wanting to eat, especially in captivity.
06:52 And, sad to say, with the condition of its snout, it will take a few weeks.
06:59 I also saw that there is pus inside its mouth.
07:03 That is what we call debriding the necrotic tissue so that it can heal faster.
07:09 I also observed that it is hard to breathe.
07:15 These reticulated pythons are strong.
07:21 They have stargazing signs.
07:23 That is why it is hard for it to breathe.
07:25 Because of the changing weather in Baguio City,
07:30 even animals like this snake were not saved from getting respiratory disease or problems with their stomach.
07:40 The situation of this reticulated python is critical
07:44 because it is immunocompromised now.
07:47 It has an infection in its stomach.
07:50 It also has an infection in its respiratory tract.
07:53 That is why it cannot eat.
07:56 I also tried to clean its snout.
08:01 You see, it is swollen.
08:03 It means that the mucus causes the prevention of air to go inside the lungs.
08:12 After I treated it, it needs to be rehabilitated to grow.
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08:29 Reticulated pythons are often scared because of their size.
08:33 That is why it is inevitable for them to get hurt.
08:38 But some of them prefer to be rescued rather than killed.
08:47 They will do anything to survive.
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