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Kinked spines in coral cobras (A.lubricus)
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by viandy on October 28, 2008
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I was looking at my snakes yesterday and noticed that a female coral cobra has a kink in her spine. It is the sort of thing I tend to think is congenital but I am certain I would have noticed it before. I got this one as an adult about a year ago and checked them out well when they arrived. I put an image of it as my profile pic so you can take a look at it. Does it look like something that would just come to be, or the result of an accident, etc?
Along the same lines I think many of the male lubricus I see have kinked spines. In the first pair of them I got the male had a kink. More than once I've seen males for sale with the same sort of defect. There are more cowlesi / infuscatus around but I haven't noticed it with them, nor in the few scutatus I see. Do you think it is just my perception, or have others noticed it too?
Thanks,
Andy
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RE: Kinked spines in coral cobras (A.lubricus)
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by Buzztail1 on October 28, 2008
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Hey Andy.
You might want to have her radiographed.
It wasn't until about 2 years ago that I started seeing snakes with calcium deposits on their spines.
I am not sure what causes this and the vets just call it arthritis.
Good luck with her.
R/
Karl
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RE: Kinked spines in coral cobras (A.lubricus)
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by BobH on October 29, 2008
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Andy, I did not get a chance to look at your snake pictures but this "kinky" is often seen in egg laying species that have had their eggs incubated at too high a temperature. I have personally seen it in indigos and ratsnakes but I feel comfortable that the development changes the high temperatures induce could be extrapolated to other species. Just an idea. Some of the ratsnakes that I have raised up with kinking have been able to function without a problem. There is of course always the chance that it could also be genetic or even brought on by an injury such as catching it while closing a lid.
Best wishes
Bob
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RE: Kinked spines in coral cobras (A.lubricus)
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by Phobos on November 2, 2008
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I've seen this before Andy. It's caused by a bacterial infection that spreads to the spine, causing an inflamation resulting in "Spondylosis" fusing of the spine.
see this image:
http://img407.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc06066isey0.jpg
Al
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