VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

Handlng of Reptiles

HANDLING OF REPTILES

• Poisonous snakes need to behandled with great care to avoid being bitten. More care is taken to utilizethe suitable gadget for the handling of snakes.For example, the hooks withlong handles are much used throughout the world to control and handle thesnakes.
• During handling, adequate pressure is to be exerted to control thesnakes’ head and however the pressure should not be given too much causingcrushing of jaws.
• Hence, more care and experience are highly required in orderto handle the snakes especially the poisonous snakes.
• Similarly, minimum three personsare required to handle the pythons. The python should never be handled alone.
• Transparent tubes with adequate holesfacilitating the ventilation aspects are good to have a better control duringthe handling of snakes.
• Similarly, crocodiles may be handled with many persons. During the handling activities, the tail of thecrocodile has to be restrained, in addition to the head. Further, the hindlimbs may be tied together, in addition to the tying of fore limbs together.
• Lizard’s head needs to becontrolled in addition to the control of limbs and body support may be givenespecially with the lengthy reptiles.