6/3/11 A Big Black Racer Snake

     Back to Nature Animal Hospital wanted me to release a five foot Black Racer Snake. For some reason this snake’s tongue would not go back in. I've never seen this type of injury before. The tongue was just hanging limp out of the right side of its mouth. But it was otherwise fully healthy and has been eating well. Also very unlike Black Racers this snake was very tame. It even let us (while being restrained) open its mouth to see what the problem was. When an animal does not fight you, that could be a sign it has been a pet or it is not feeling well. When I released it into some high grass it took off like a Black Racer should, letting me know everything was fine. Sometimes the best thing to do is nothing.