arsanatomica:So… whenever I go to a vet office, there’s all these diagrams on pet obesi
arsanatomica:So… whenever I go to a vet office, there’s all these diagrams on pet obesity….. But they never have anything besides cats and dogs. How discriminatory….. Let’s change that.Obesity in snakes is so common that it’s literally the default.In a healthy animals, fat deposits should only be found in the back 1/3rd of the body. As the snake gets fatter, the fat deposits start to develop towards the head.In extremely obese animals, you’ll start to see fat above the heart, in the throat area. In morbidly obese snakes, the animal runs out of room and starts to put fat under the skin, giving the snake a soft feel and sausage-y look.**This Honduran milksnake came from a rescue in the Bay Area. Thank you so much for donating your deceased animals to make these images possible.Other places to see my anatomy stuff:INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK / ETSY -- source link
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