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An approximately 7-year-old 5.6-kg sexually intact male carpet python (
On physical examination, the snake was quiet and dull with an altered head carriage, decreased righting reflex, poor body condition (body condition score of 2 on a scale of 1 to 9),
An approximately 7-year-old 5.6-kg sexually intact male carpet python (
On physical examination, the snake was quiet and dull with an altered head carriage, decreased righting reflex, poor body condition (body condition score of 2 on a scale of 1 to 9),
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