Naga the Python- Can I wear that as a necklace?

He was rushed into the practice, and we were met with quite a tricky situation. He had managed to get himself stuck through the metal light fitting of his tank in a valiant effort to escape. His head had made it through the small hole but unfortunately for him, the rest of his body had not.

One fifth of his body was stuck on one side of the piece of metal with the remainder not able to go forward or back! He was very lethargic having been struggling for a while and not able to struggle any more.

The only way to remove it was to cut through it using a small specialised cutting tool - VERY slowly and VERY carefully! His head and body that had gone through the hole were very swollen so we had to be sure not to cut him trying to free him!

Once removed, he oddly felt a whole lot better! He was bandaged for the night, given pain relief, antibiotics and housed in a nice warm reptile cage to recover from the day’s excitement and to build up strength for the following day when he would be having surgery to fix the lacerations caused by being trapped.

To the relief of all the next morning he was feeling much better in himself. Once he was anaesthetised, the full extent of his injuries was revealed. He had two lacerations on his underside and two on his back that were through the skin and into the muscle. These were washed with sterile water and medical solutions, scrubbed to get rid of any contamination, and carefully stitched closed.

He recovered very well from the anaesthetic and was back to his normal feisty self by the next day. Felling so good in fact he was even striking at us in revenge for all the unwanted attention he was receiving! He was sent home with antibiotics on the third day feeling whole lot happier.

His owner assures us that now there are absolutely no gaps of any size he might possibly try to escape through!