I got home at 3:30 and he was cold. I already knew it was too late. Partner said he’d seen a small lump on his leg at noon but no abnormal behavior.
At the vet they shaved his leg to find a vein but he had no blood pressure. He passed in my arms.
My question is, what is the process? What does the venom do? Why were his gums white and his foreleg black from his toes to his face?
In: Biology
There’s videos of what snake venom can do to blood. They mix a little with some blood and it very quickly turns to jelly, this blood is too thick to be moved by our blood vessels so would cause clots and block blood from reaching important places. It could also impede the heart’s function, as well as other organs.
Hence pale gums, a blood clot somewhere prevented fresh blood reaching his gums so once the ‘used’ blood moved on, none could replace it. As for skin going black afaik that’s a cold/perishing response from extended time without blood.
I’m so sorry for your loss
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