{"id":10922,"date":"2022-07-14T09:10:43","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T14:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/?p=10922"},"modified":"2022-06-28T03:25:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T08:25:59","slug":"southern-african-python-injured-on-fence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/southern-african-python-injured-on-fence\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern African Python Injured On Fence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10923\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/python-face-jwvh-20220707-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"head of Southern African python held up by hand\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/python-face-jwvh-20220707-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/python-face-jwvh-20220707-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/python-face-jwvh-20220707-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/python-face-jwvh-20220707.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10927\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/python-operation-jwvh-20220707-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"doctor operating on Southern African python\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/python-operation-jwvh-20220707-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/python-operation-jwvh-20220707-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/python-operation-jwvh-20220707-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/python-operation-jwvh-20220707.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The following story about a Southern African python was submitted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.johannesburgwildlifevet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital<\/a> in South Africa.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This adult, female Southern African python was caught attempting to catch a hornbill in one of the aviaries at the Loskop Ground-Hornbill Facility. In her attempts, she managed to injure herself rather badly on the fencing. She was brought to our hospital for veterinary attention.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10931\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/python-mouth-jwvh-20220707-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"open mouth of Southern African python\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/python-mouth-jwvh-20220707-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/python-mouth-jwvh-20220707-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/python-mouth-jwvh-20220707-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/python-mouth-jwvh-20220707.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10935\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/python-injury-jwvh-20220707-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"side of Southern African python with wound sutured closed\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/python-injury-jwvh-20220707-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/python-injury-jwvh-20220707-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/python-injury-jwvh-20220707-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/python-injury-jwvh-20220707.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>She had sustained lacerations to the first third of her body. Under general anesthetic, the wounds were thoroughly cleaned and sutured.<\/p>\n<p>Pythons are picky eaters and Harper (as she is affectionately named) is a rather feisty lady. We are having to tube-feed her with <a href=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/emeraid-carnivore\/\">EmerAid IC Carnivore<\/a> while her wounds heal.<\/p>\n<p>The sutures are of the absorbable kind, but due to the nature of her wounds we are waiting for her to shed at least once before she can go back to the Loskop Reserve. She will be released in the same reserve, just not near the endangered ground hornbills.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you Grant Fairley for always helping with our reptile patients.<\/p>\n<p>We treat indigenous wildlife, free of charge, relying on the community for donations and support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Southern African python injures herself on a fence while hunting and needs help from Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital to recover.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":10923,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2256],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wildlife-conservation-stories"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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