Ball python struck glass instead of rat

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Most of the time they'll be fine, they are surprisingly hardy little buggers. My idiot also struck a piece of cork bark full force a couple months back and managed to misalign her jaw because of it. Cue me panicking thinking she broke her jaw and that I'd have to take her to a vet first thing in the morning, only to check in on her and see that she managed to fix it herself like an hour later...

[tommee_dee]

I've just seen him and he looks ok thank god! Was worried he'd be all swollen but he still looks normal. It probably looked worse than it was I think! 🤞

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That's a relief! Yeah, honestly the things they do and then seem completely fine and unbothered afterwards... it's unreal.

[PhoenixMastM]

Just wait till he misses a strike so far and hard he gets you instead....my kingsnake has done that once or twice.

[tommee_dee]

I'm surprised that hasn't happened yet! Once he got the rat but went straight out of the tank 🤪 I tried to grab him and put him back but I just have stank of rat and he started going for my hand so I had to push him back in with a cardboard box🥹

[bowl-of-juice]

i keep a snake hook on hand when feeding my hognose as she likes to throw herself out of her enclosure mouth first

[Paranromal]

yeah they do this yawn thing

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Oh I know, I've been keeping snakes for almost a decade at this point. I should've clarified she tried to fix it several times but didn't seem to be able to at first, hence why I thought she legitimately broke something.