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Feb. 2 (UPI) — Veterinarians in Maryland carried out surgical procedure on a rat snake to take away a gear shift knob the serpent had mistakenly swallowed.
The Second Chance Wildlife Center in Gaithersburg mentioned the snake was introduced in with an unknown overseas object in its abdomen.
“This is frequent in rat snakes, as golf balls and decoy eggs are sometimes mistaken for contemporary rooster eggs,” the middle mentioned in an Instagram put up. “In this case, the thing had been trapped within the snake’s abdomen so lengthy that there was a gap worn by the snake’s pores and skin.”
The object was surgically faraway from contained in the snake and recognized as a gear shift knob from a automotive.
The put up mentioned the snake has now made a full restoration and shall be launched within the spring.