Home Grown Necropsy...**GRAPHIC PICTURES** [Archive]

iBaman

01-04-13, 10:26 PM

Squeemish look away! there are pictures of a snake being dissected. It's gross.

Okay then, I'm not done yet, but I needed a breather, as he does NOT smell nice. (think rotten eggs. add a noxious fart and you're about half there).

I haven't even gotten to his organs yet, but i'm pretty sure I found the cause of death. Take a look:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/BuriedMyselfAlive333/DSC00457_zpsa01e3492.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/BuriedMyselfAlive333/DSC00454_zps88555a64.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/BuriedMyselfAlive333/DSC00449_zps80661c95.jpg

See what I mean? It's squishy and goes from the stomach down to the vent! And the closer to the vent I get, the worse it smells. Any Ideas? Figured I'd post this while breathing. hopefully I don't vomit.

RandyRhoads

01-04-13, 10:45 PM

I haven't even gotten to his organs yet, but i'm pretty sure I found the cause of death. Take a look:

See what I mean? It's squishy and goes from the stomach down to the vent!.
This was a joke right?

BarelyBreathing

01-04-13, 11:04 PM

Umm, what?

iBaman

01-04-13, 11:09 PM

lmao, it's fat. haha. I have more pictures, it just stunk

RandyRhoads

01-04-13, 11:14 PM

lmao, it's fat. haha. I have more pictures, it just stunk
I'm not trying to be an ***, but do you even know what normal organs look like? Without knowing it's going to be hard to find what abnormal is. Everything in there is going to be squishy and look bad to you if you've never seen it before...

EmbraceCalamity

01-04-13, 11:15 PM

What about the lumps? Did you look at them?

~Maggot

iBaman

01-04-13, 11:17 PM

Intestines and what I'm assuming are kidneys

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/BuriedMyselfAlive333/DSC00462_zps2b78826f.jpg

Heart

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/BuriedMyselfAlive333/DSC00461_zps401e9b20.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/BuriedMyselfAlive333/DSC00460_zps5d07c551.jpg

anything else I should get pictures of? Lungs look good, but they're hard to get a good picture of. Stomach was fine too.

dinosaurdammit

01-04-13, 11:18 PM

why not just remove all the organs? that way you can look 360 around them. Pulling them out wont give you that good of a view

RandyRhoads

01-04-13, 11:18 PM

Not sure if you've seen this but it might help, I have some basic organs labeled with pictures....

http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/general-venomous-forum/94667-c-oreganus-necropsy.html

iBaman

01-04-13, 11:20 PM

What about the lumps? Did you look at them?

~Maggot

Yeah, it was just the way the spine was curving after death from what I can tell.

iBaman

01-04-13, 11:22 PM

Not sure if you've seen this but it might help, I have some basic organs labeled with pictures....

http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/general-venomous-forum/94667-c-oreganus-necropsy.html

I did see that. the only thing different I can see is the heart (and it was that color before I pulled it out...)

Not pulling everything out, as It stinks, and I've almost thrown up 3 times...I've never smelt anything that bad, even while working in respiratory care. Sorry it's not the pretties pictures, but I've never really done this before...

dinosaurdammit

01-04-13, 11:23 PM

I did see that. the only thing different I can see is the heart (and it was that color before I pulled it out...)

Not pulling everything out, as It stinks, and I've almost thrown up 3 times...I've never smelt anything that bad, even while working in respiratory care. Sorry it's not the pretties pictures, but I've never really done this before...

reptile fat is foul, although with it smelling as bad as it does could that maybe mean something?

iBaman

01-04-13, 11:25 PM

reptile fat is foul, although with it smelling as bad as it does could that maybe mean something?

I almost wonder, cause he was in the fridge, so decay should have been super slow. it stunk before I cut him open, and just got worse and worse. I've done cow hearts, pigs, stood through open heart surgery without even a second thought...this was rough...I wish you could send smells through the internet xD

RandyRhoads

01-04-13, 11:25 PM

Not pulling everything out, as It stinks, and I've almost thrown up 3 times...I've never smelt anything that bad, even while working in respiratory care. ...

reptile fat is foul, although with it smelling as bad as it does could that maybe mean something?
^^ This.

Of course it doesn't smell pleasant, but it shouldn't smell THAT bad, especially if you've worked in RT. How old is it?

EmbraceCalamity

01-04-13, 11:25 PM

Yeah, it was just the way the spine was curving after death from what I can tell.I thought they were there before it died?

~Maggot

iBaman

01-04-13, 11:26 PM

He died wednesday night, and has been in my fridge since then. Like...this smell was rotten eggs mixed with the worst fart smell you can imagine...

iBaman

01-04-13, 11:27 PM

I thought they were there before it died?

~Maggot

they were, but there's nothing there =/

dinosaurdammit

01-04-13, 11:28 PM

I almost wonder, cause he was in the fridge, so decay should have been super slow. it stunk before I cut him open, and just got worse and worse. I've done cow hearts, pigs, stood through open heart surgery without even a second thought...this was rough...I wish you could send smells through the internet xD

as sick as it sounds i love the smell of decaying things. Everything that dies smells different and its so unique. If he smells that bad maybe an abscess? They can smell down right like the pit of hell itself or in the very least the lou after lucifer gets done eating a mexican buffet. See if you can find any puss in there. Abscesses are kinda sorta easy to spot, most easy if you have seen it. If it were me i would sniff until i found the worst smelling spot and then dig around in there.

iBaman

01-04-13, 11:30 PM

the worst smelling spot is right before his vent, but it's empty...

iBaman

01-04-13, 11:31 PM

i even tried putting eucalyptus in my mask to help the smell, and it just permeates it

RandyRhoads

01-04-13, 11:32 PM

If you're looking for abscesses, wear goggles! Nothing like seeing people doing the matrix to avoid a puss stream flying across the room....

Smells can be very helpful. If it's been in the fridge since Wednesday it shouldn't smell like that, unless it's possible it was dead for hours before you found it.

dinosaurdammit

01-04-13, 11:33 PM

have you checked his intestines fully? Just cut straight down and look on the walls there, if its right before his vent look real good in the muscles there. There is something wrong there but idk how to help you find it

iBaman

01-04-13, 11:33 PM

No, cause my friends (who had him at the time) had him out, and that's when they got worried because of how lethargic he was.

dinosaurdammit

01-04-13, 11:35 PM

another thing to check is his kidneys. check the tubes associated with them, maybe its kidney related

iBaman

01-04-13, 11:38 PM

yeah, you can see the kidneys in the intestine pic. Imma go back out and see what I can find. I'll keep an eye out for abscesses, and put my goggles on!

dinosaurdammit

01-04-13, 11:42 PM

yeah, you can see the kidneys in the intestine pic. Imma go back out and see what I can find. I'll keep an eye out for abscesses, and put my goggles on!

when you open up the kidneys smell them and see if its worse or about the same and if its about the same then move on to the next thing because if it is coming from something you will know it. Found an abscess once in a horses mouth. It was most foul. If I remember correctly, reptiles when they abscess they dont usually get really liquidy stuff rather they get a more cottage cheese type pus. Either way dont get it in your mouth :no: its horrible

iBaman

01-04-13, 11:44 PM

dinosaurdammit

01-04-13, 11:46 PM

BAHAHAH! I'm wearing a mask during this for that reason xD and we just had to drain an abscess on one of our horses...it was one of her nipples that did it....so sad. but she's better now. =] alright...wish me luck and hopefully I don't vomit.

if you can try and cut a kidney to get a section to look at, here is a useful link I found

http://ocw.tufts.edu/data/72/1362318/1368971.pdf

iBaman

01-05-13, 12:16 AM

okay, kidney's are good. take a look at these pics though...his intestines are weird

They're pink and pretty up top, then they just go black, as seen...there was also a weird lump thing at the base of the stomach, right before the intestines. it's the little black ball. it was just filled with fluid.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/BuriedMyselfAlive333/DSC00467_zps796d04e8.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/BuriedMyselfAlive333/DSC00462_zps2b78826f.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/BuriedMyselfAlive333/DSC00474_zps92537ea0.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/BuriedMyselfAlive333/DSC00473_zps44c141ef.jpg

This is where i pulled the 'thing' off
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/BuriedMyselfAlive333/DSC00472_zpsfef9f441.jpg

the 'thing' next to the kidney (I know, thing isn't very descriptive...but i can't find what it would be...his stomach was big and pink, with this at the base)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/BuriedMyselfAlive333/DSC00471_zpsf9278d07.jpg

iBaman

01-05-13, 12:17 AM

also, my roommate, who can't smell ANYTHING, came out and nearly gagged before he even got to the table...just an idea of the smell...

RandyRhoads

01-05-13, 01:31 AM

They're pink and pretty up top, then they just go black, as seen...there was also a weird lump thing at the base of the stomach, right before the intestines. it's the little black ball. it was just filled with fluid.
Gallbladder. Unless you located that already...

iBaman

01-05-13, 01:37 AM

that's what i thought it was!! haha, the picture i was looking at didn't have the gallbladder marked xD

RandyRhoads

01-05-13, 02:42 AM

that's what i thought it was!! haha, the picture i was looking at didn't have the gallbladder marked xD
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/randy666rhoads/gijoe-300x145_zpsdf81047c.jpg

EmbraceCalamity

01-05-13, 02:47 AM

So you didn't find the source of the smell?

~Maggot

Aaron_S

01-05-13, 08:24 AM

shaunyboy

01-05-13, 08:53 AM

So this was kind of a fruitless endeavour since you really have no idea what you're looking for?

Meh...pics were okay...I would have made a large space after your disclaimer before the first picture though. Most people can see the first one as soon as they open the thread.

^^^^^
thats why i skipped straight to the last page Aaron...

i did'nt really want to see gorey pic's..

but i was curious to find out,if the cause of death had been established,hence why i come on this thread in the first place

cheers shaun

Mark Taylor

01-05-13, 10:14 AM

You are braver than me for trying to get to the bottom of the death I couldn't bring myself to cut my snake open dead or alive. I hope you find an answer as it may help others good luck.

Lankyrob

01-05-13, 10:17 AM

You are braver than me for trying to get to the bottom of the death I couldn't bring myself to cut my snake open dead or alive. I hope you find an answer as it may help others good luck.

Hopefully nobody would do it while the snake was alive ;)

KORBIN5895

01-05-13, 12:09 PM

Hopefully nobody would do it while the snake was alive ;)

Actually me and a buddy just cut an abscess out of a snakes face.

As for the pictures I can say that after looking at hundreds of dead animal organs nothing looked amiss at all. As for the smell I know I froze Leah within an hour of death and when I thawed her out her guts smelled rank.

iBaman

01-05-13, 02:42 PM

So this was kind of a fruitless endeavour since you really have no idea what you're looking for?

Meh...pics were okay...I would have made a large space after your disclaimer before the first picture though. Most people can see the first one as soon as they open the thread.

yes and no. i wanted to see if there was anything where he went 'lumpy' but there wasn't. Plus I learned about snake anatomy.....so not fruitless =P

sws

01-05-13, 04:04 PM

i just have a question bout something, the snakes belly is pink like it was burned is that normal for a dead snake? never dealt with a dead snake my first snake is still alive and i made a habit of never killing snakes i caught in the wild but releasing them about where i found them even.