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GiantLizardsInc t1_izj2fbt wrote

I'm sorry for the decidedly rough couple of days. Yikes.

Just wanted to mention that while Silence has some humanity she shouldn't be a danger to you, just make sure you know what a viper head looks like (kind of like an arrowhead, with cheeks much wider than where the head joins to the snake body). If her head is a similar width to her body where the head and body meet, she's very likely to be non-venomous. If she was small enough to fit in your pocket, she may be a ratsnake, racer, or smallish kingsnake.

Thank you for rescuing her. Don't let her talk you into overfeeding her. Overweight snakes die young. Look into a heat source for her that doesn't get hot enough to burn her if she falls asleep on/under it, and give her a water dish large and deep enough for her to soak her body in if she so chooses.

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