HELP! FISH EMERGENCY!

[matt653212]

Ok Guys and Gals,
here's what happened.. .my lionfish ate a damsel last night that was too
big for him. Now he cannot regurgitate it or finish digesting it and he
is choking to death. What can I do for him? Please.. i'll try
anything. I've already tried to pull the fish out and it doesn't work.
The lionfish is small at about 2" long.

Thanks

[matt653212]

Nevermind....
he died.

For those of you that were willing to help...
Thanks


matt653212 wrote:

> Ok Guys and Gals,
> here's what happened.. .my lionfish ate a damsel last night that was
> too big for him. Now he cannot regurgitate it or finish digesting it
> and he is choking to death. What can I do for him? Please.. i'll try
> anything. I've already tried to pull the fish out and it doesn't
> work. The lionfish is small at about 2" long.
>
> Thanks
>
>

[skozzy]

I wish I was up at 1:40am to read this post, it's a hard thing to do with a
poisnous fish, but if it's chocking, you sometimes have to be rough and use
tweezers to remove it. A friend of mine saved his Clown from chocking on a
peice of squid that fell into the tank, it was ment for the shrimp.

I just bought a small Lion Fish 2 weeks ago, and it already went through a
similar ordeal, mine ate a chromey, but I didn't see this happen, in the
morning the Lion Fish was alive, but not swimming and the gut was bigger
then the fish.

> Nevermind....
> he died.

No good mate. Sorry to hear.

> For those of you that were willing to help...
> Thanks

[Kelly]

Man, I like my betta and everything but this just solidifies the fact that
fish are so dumb.

Headline: "Human eats fish too big to swallow: chokes and dies"

Unreal.

K.
"skozzy" > wrote in message
u...
> I wish I was up at 1:40am to read this post, it's a hard thing to do with
a
> poisnous fish, but if it's chocking, you sometimes have to be rough and
use
> tweezers to remove it. A friend of mine saved his Clown from chocking on a
> peice of squid that fell into the tank, it was ment for the shrimp.
>
> I just bought a small Lion Fish 2 weeks ago, and it already went through a
> similar ordeal, mine ate a chromey, but I didn't see this happen, in the
> morning the Lion Fish was alive, but not swimming and the gut was bigger
> then the fish.
>
> > Nevermind....
> > he died.
>
> No good mate. Sorry to hear.
>
> > For those of you that were willing to help...
> > Thanks
>
>

[Microbot]

Sorry to hear friend.
Yes as my friend says in another reply to this post, My large Clown Fish had
eyes bigger than his stomach and swollowed a piece of Squid that was way to
big for her to digest.
It got stuck in her throat and by the time i saw what had happend, she was
doing cartwheels all over the tanks and breathing rapidly.
By the time I found some tweezers (2 minutes), she was laying on her side
and not moving, and breathing only once about every 4 seconds.
I took her from the tank and held her in a soft cloth in my hand, she made
no attempts to move.
I tried to get some tweezers in her mouth but the Squid piece was too firm
to grip, so a raced around and found a needle.
I managed to prick the needle into the Squid piece and plucked it out of her
mouth.
I then spent the next 15 minutes pushing her around the tank with a stick,
gradually she started to breathe again and started doing cartwheels.
The fish was unable to balance for what seemed like ages but in about an
hour it was back to it's favourite spot in the tank, and is now 100% back to
full health.
It seems to be none the wiser for what it went through, before the incident
it would feed from my hand, but since it seems to be even less timid of my
hand in the tank.
It now will often rest on my hand or swim through and around my hand if it
is in the water.


Being the type of fish yours was, does make it hard to do a similar thing as
i had to, But I am sure there would have to be a way.
Maybe some gloves in the future so you can hold the fish??
Once again, I am sorry to hear of your loss..... I know I was very stressed
at the sight of the choking fish of mine.
I still dont believe that my fish survived its ordeal, and I was amazed that
what i did worked.....

Cheers
Microbot


"matt653212" > wrote in message
s.com...
> Nevermind....
> he died.
>
> For those of you that were willing to help...
> Thanks
>
>
> matt653212 wrote:
>
> > Ok Guys and Gals,
> > here's what happened.. .my lionfish ate a damsel last night that was
> > too big for him. Now he cannot regurgitate it or finish digesting it
> > and he is choking to death. What can I do for him? Please.. i'll try
> > anything. I've already tried to pull the fish out and it doesn't
> > work. The lionfish is small at about 2" long.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>

[NetMax]

Notwithstanding poisons or being impaled by barbs, I don't see how a fish
can easily choke on food. The throat does not lead to lungs, only their
stomach. Oscars can take a few days to work a meal down, so they swim
around with part of a fish hanging out of their mouth. Even if the meal
obstructs 100% of the mouth's opening, they can still move their gill
plates and push water in and out the back. This would reduce their
gill's efficiency, so the fish would slow it's activity level down, but
that would be expected (find a nice quiet spot to process their meal).
--
www.NetMax.tk

"Kelly" > wrote in message
. ..
> Man, I like my betta and everything but this just solidifies the fact
that
> fish are so dumb.
>
> Headline: "Human eats fish too big to swallow: chokes and dies"
>
> Unreal.
>
> K.
> "skozzy" > wrote in message
> u...
> > I wish I was up at 1:40am to read this post, it's a hard thing to do
with
> a
> > poisnous fish, but if it's chocking, you sometimes have to be rough
and
> use
> > tweezers to remove it. A friend of mine saved his Clown from chocking
on a
> > peice of squid that fell into the tank, it was ment for the shrimp.
> >
> > I just bought a small Lion Fish 2 weeks ago, and it already went
through a
> > similar ordeal, mine ate a chromey, but I didn't see this happen, in
the
> > morning the Lion Fish was alive, but not swimming and the gut was
bigger
> > then the fish.
> >
> > > Nevermind....
> > > he died.
> >
> > No good mate. Sorry to hear.
> >
> > > For those of you that were willing to help...
> > > Thanks
> >
> >
>
>

[Marc Levenson]

I'm amazed myself. That is a heck of a story. A whopper even! ;)

Marc


Microbot wrote:
> Sorry to hear friend.
> Yes as my friend says in another reply to this post, My large Clown Fish had
> eyes bigger than his stomach and swollowed a piece of Squid that was way to
> big for her to digest.
> It got stuck in her throat and by the time i saw what had happend, she was
> doing cartwheels all over the tanks and breathing rapidly.
> By the time I found some tweezers (2 minutes), she was laying on her side
> and not moving, and breathing only once about every 4 seconds.
> I took her from the tank and held her in a soft cloth in my hand, she made
> no attempts to move.
> I tried to get some tweezers in her mouth but the Squid piece was too firm
> to grip, so a raced around and found a needle.
> I managed to prick the needle into the Squid piece and plucked it out of her
> mouth.
> I then spent the next 15 minutes pushing her around the tank with a stick,
> gradually she started to breathe again and started doing cartwheels.
> The fish was unable to balance for what seemed like ages but in about an
> hour it was back to it's favourite spot in the tank, and is now 100% back to
> full health.
> It seems to be none the wiser for what it went through, before the incident
> it would feed from my hand, but since it seems to be even less timid of my
> hand in the tank.
> It now will often rest on my hand or swim through and around my hand if it
> is in the water.
>
>
> Being the type of fish yours was, does make it hard to do a similar thing as
> i had to, But I am sure there would have to be a way.
> Maybe some gloves in the future so you can hold the fish??
> Once again, I am sorry to hear of your loss..... I know I was very stressed
> at the sight of the choking fish of mine.
> I still dont believe that my fish survived its ordeal, and I was amazed that
> what i did worked.....
>
> Cheers
> Microbot
>
>
> "matt653212" > wrote in message
> s.com...
>
>>Nevermind....
>>he died.
>>
>>For those of you that were willing to help...
>>Thanks
>>
>>
>>matt653212 wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Ok Guys and Gals,
>>>here's what happened.. .my lionfish ate a damsel last night that was
>>>too big for him. Now he cannot regurgitate it or finish digesting it
>>>and he is choking to death. What can I do for him? Please.. i'll try
>>>anything. I've already tried to pull the fish out and it doesn't
>>>work. The lionfish is small at about 2" long.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

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[Sherm]

yay pepto-bismal!!!

LOL




"matt653212" > wrote in message
s.com...
> Ok Guys and Gals,
> here's what happened.. .my lionfish ate a damsel last night that was too
> big for him. Now he cannot regurgitate it or finish digesting it and he
> is choking to death. What can I do for him? Please.. i'll try
> anything. I've already tried to pull the fish out and it doesn't work.
> The lionfish is small at about 2" long.
>
> Thanks
>
>

[Microbot]

Yeah i know...... i thought it was dead for sure,
The problem was the piece of Squid was blocking it's whole mouth, It was a
tight fit inside and no water could flow through and past its gills...
I would have video taped the event if I had of thought or known the
Clownfish was going to survive.
But then again... you dont get time to think of things like capturing the
moment on film when your fish is flipping around the tank and obviously
suffering...
All i could think of was ... OH NO NOT AGAIN.. It was my 3rd Clownfish in 6
months, the 1st one was spooked once night and jumped out o f the tank
(dead)...
The 2nd didn't survive an outbreak of Ich (dead) and this is the 3rd....I
didn't want to have to get a 4th.. lol

Cheers
Microbot

"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
om...
> I'm amazed myself. That is a heck of a story. A whopper even! ;)
>
> Marc
>
>
> Microbot wrote:
> > Sorry to hear friend.
> > Yes as my friend says in another reply to this post, My large Clown Fish
had
> > eyes bigger than his stomach and swollowed a piece of Squid that was way
to
> > big for her to digest.
> > It got stuck in her throat and by the time i saw what had happend, she
was
> > doing cartwheels all over the tanks and breathing rapidly.
> > By the time I found some tweezers (2 minutes), she was laying on her
side
> > and not moving, and breathing only once about every 4 seconds.
> > I took her from the tank and held her in a soft cloth in my hand, she
made
> > no attempts to move.
> > I tried to get some tweezers in her mouth but the Squid piece was too
firm
> > to grip, so a raced around and found a needle.
> > I managed to prick the needle into the Squid piece and plucked it out of
her
> > mouth.
> > I then spent the next 15 minutes pushing her around the tank with a
stick,
> > gradually she started to breathe again and started doing cartwheels.
> > The fish was unable to balance for what seemed like ages but in about an
> > hour it was back to it's favourite spot in the tank, and is now 100%
back to
> > full health.
> > It seems to be none the wiser for what it went through, before the
incident
> > it would feed from my hand, but since it seems to be even less timid of
my
> > hand in the tank.
> > It now will often rest on my hand or swim through and around my hand if
it
> > is in the water.
> >
> >
> > Being the type of fish yours was, does make it hard to do a similar
thing as
> > i had to, But I am sure there would have to be a way.
> > Maybe some gloves in the future so you can hold the fish??
> > Once again, I am sorry to hear of your loss..... I know I was very
stressed
> > at the sight of the choking fish of mine.
> > I still dont believe that my fish survived its ordeal, and I was amazed
that
> > what i did worked.....
> >
> > Cheers
> > Microbot
> >
> >
> > "matt653212" > wrote in message
> > s.com...
> >
> >>Nevermind....
> >>he died.
> >>
> >>For those of you that were willing to help...
> >>Thanks
> >>
> >>
> >>matt653212 wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Ok Guys and Gals,
> >>>here's what happened.. .my lionfish ate a damsel last night that was
> >>>too big for him. Now he cannot regurgitate it or finish digesting it
> >>>and he is choking to death. What can I do for him? Please.. i'll try
> >>>anything. I've already tried to pull the fish out and it doesn't
> >>>work. The lionfish is small at about 2" long.
> >>>
> >>>Thanks
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
>
> --
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> Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
>

[Microbot]

I dont know if pushing it around the tank helped, but it seemed like a good
idea at the time... and the fish it alive today so it didn't hurt.. :)

Cheers
Microbot



"Microbot" > wrote in message
u...
> Yeah i know...... i thought it was dead for sure,
> The problem was the piece of Squid was blocking it's whole mouth, It was a
> tight fit inside and no water could flow through and past its gills...
> I would have video taped the event if I had of thought or known the
> Clownfish was going to survive.
> But then again... you dont get time to think of things like capturing the
> moment on film when your fish is flipping around the tank and obviously
> suffering...
> All i could think of was ... OH NO NOT AGAIN.. It was my 3rd Clownfish in
6
> months, the 1st one was spooked once night and jumped out o f the tank
> (dead)...
> The 2nd didn't survive an outbreak of Ich (dead) and this is the 3rd....I
> didn't want to have to get a 4th.. lol
>
> Cheers
> Microbot
>
> "Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
> om...
> > I'm amazed myself. That is a heck of a story. A whopper even! ;)
> >
> > Marc
> >
> >
> > Microbot wrote:
> > > Sorry to hear friend.
> > > Yes as my friend says in another reply to this post, My large Clown
Fish
> had
> > > eyes bigger than his stomach and swollowed a piece of Squid that was
way
> to
> > > big for her to digest.
> > > It got stuck in her throat and by the time i saw what had happend, she
> was
> > > doing cartwheels all over the tanks and breathing rapidly.
> > > By the time I found some tweezers (2 minutes), she was laying on her
> side
> > > and not moving, and breathing only once about every 4 seconds.
> > > I took her from the tank and held her in a soft cloth in my hand, she
> made
> > > no attempts to move.
> > > I tried to get some tweezers in her mouth but the Squid piece was too
> firm
> > > to grip, so a raced around and found a needle.
> > > I managed to prick the needle into the Squid piece and plucked it out
of
> her
> > > mouth.
> > > I then spent the next 15 minutes pushing her around the tank with a
> stick,
> > > gradually she started to breathe again and started doing cartwheels.
> > > The fish was unable to balance for what seemed like ages but in about
an
> > > hour it was back to it's favourite spot in the tank, and is now 100%
> back to
> > > full health.
> > > It seems to be none the wiser for what it went through, before the
> incident
> > > it would feed from my hand, but since it seems to be even less timid
of
> my
> > > hand in the tank.
> > > It now will often rest on my hand or swim through and around my hand
if
> it
> > > is in the water.
> > >
> > >
> > > Being the type of fish yours was, does make it hard to do a similar
> thing as
> > > i had to, But I am sure there would have to be a way.
> > > Maybe some gloves in the future so you can hold the fish??
> > > Once again, I am sorry to hear of your loss..... I know I was very
> stressed
> > > at the sight of the choking fish of mine.
> > > I still dont believe that my fish survived its ordeal, and I was
amazed
> that
> > > what i did worked.....
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Microbot
> > >
> > >
> > > "matt653212" > wrote in message
> > > s.com...
> > >
> > >>Nevermind....
> > >>he died.
> > >>
> > >>For those of you that were willing to help...
> > >>Thanks
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>matt653212 wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>Ok Guys and Gals,
> > >>>here's what happened.. .my lionfish ate a damsel last night that was
> > >>>too big for him. Now he cannot regurgitate it or finish digesting it
> > >>>and he is choking to death. What can I do for him? Please.. i'll
try
> > >>>anything. I've already tried to pull the fish out and it doesn't
> > >>>work. The lionfish is small at about 2" long.
> > >>>
> > >>>Thanks
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> > Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> > Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
> >
>
>

[Marc Levenson]

I had a pair of baby Ocellaris, and one was choking on a piece of fish
food as well. I didn't know what to do, and the fish was obviously
distressed. So I grabbed the net to catch it, and it ran away in fear,
coughing up the food in its panic.

Simple solution -- really I just got lucky. :)

Marc


Microbot wrote:
> Yeah i know...... i thought it was dead for sure,
> The problem was the piece of Squid was blocking it's whole mouth, It was a
> tight fit inside and no water could flow through and past its gills...

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[Microbot]

Yeah they really dont think about what they are eating..
Although I have seen some people trying to stick large pieces of food into
their mouths in one go...... I suppose there isn't much difference between
us and them in the end. lol

Cheers
Microbot

"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
. ..
> I had a pair of baby Ocellaris, and one was choking on a piece of fish
> food as well. I didn't know what to do, and the fish was obviously
> distressed. So I grabbed the net to catch it, and it ran away in fear,
> coughing up the food in its panic.
>
> Simple solution -- really I just got lucky. :)
>
> Marc
>
>
> Microbot wrote:
> > Yeah i know...... i thought it was dead for sure,
> > The problem was the piece of Squid was blocking it's whole mouth, It was
a
> > tight fit inside and no water could flow through and past its gills...
>
> --
> Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
>

[NetMax]

There is a sequence of photos circulating in email regarding a flatnose
catfish which tried to swallow a child's basketball. It couldn't swallow
or release it and the buoyancy kept it from submerging (so it just kept
bobbing up & down). Finally someone saved the fish by cutting the ball
open to deflate it.
--
www.NetMax.tk

"Microbot" > wrote in message
u...
> Yeah they really dont think about what they are eating..
> Although I have seen some people trying to stick large pieces of food
into
> their mouths in one go...... I suppose there isn't much difference
between
> us and them in the end. lol
>
> Cheers
> Microbot
>
> "Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
> . ..
> > I had a pair of baby Ocellaris, and one was choking on a piece of
fish
> > food as well. I didn't know what to do, and the fish was obviously
> > distressed. So I grabbed the net to catch it, and it ran away in
fear,
> > coughing up the food in its panic.
> >
> > Simple solution -- really I just got lucky. :)
> >
> > Marc
> >
> >
> > Microbot wrote:
> > > Yeah i know...... i thought it was dead for sure,
> > > The problem was the piece of Squid was blocking it's whole mouth,
It was
> a
> > > tight fit inside and no water could flow through and past its
gills...
> >
> > --
> > Personal Page:
http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> > Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> > Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
> >
>
>

[Microbot]

lol got to love that one.... Would be funny to see...

Cheers
Microbot

"NetMax" > wrote in message
...
> There is a sequence of photos circulating in email regarding a flatnose
> catfish which tried to swallow a child's basketball. It couldn't swallow
> or release it and the buoyancy kept it from submerging (so it just kept
> bobbing up & down). Finally someone saved the fish by cutting the ball
> open to deflate it.
> --
> www.NetMax.tk
>
> "Microbot" > wrote in message
> u...
> > Yeah they really dont think about what they are eating..
> > Although I have seen some people trying to stick large pieces of food
> into
> > their mouths in one go...... I suppose there isn't much difference
> between
> > us and them in the end. lol
> >
> > Cheers
> > Microbot
> >
> > "Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
> > . ..
> > > I had a pair of baby Ocellaris, and one was choking on a piece of
> fish
> > > food as well. I didn't know what to do, and the fish was obviously
> > > distressed. So I grabbed the net to catch it, and it ran away in
> fear,
> > > coughing up the food in its panic.
> > >
> > > Simple solution -- really I just got lucky. :)
> > >
> > > Marc
> > >
> > >
> > > Microbot wrote:
> > > > Yeah i know...... i thought it was dead for sure,
> > > > The problem was the piece of Squid was blocking it's whole mouth,
> It was
> > a
> > > > tight fit inside and no water could flow through and past its
> gills...
> > >
> > > --
> > > Personal Page:
> http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> > > Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> > > Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Mike Hibbert]

"Microbot" > wrote in message
u...
> lol got to love that one.... Would be funny to see...
>

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/catchfish.asp

its here.....

[Microbot]

hahaha Thanks....
Now that's funny!

Cheers
Microbot

"Mike Hibbert" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Microbot" > wrote in message
> u...
> > lol got to love that one.... Would be funny to see...
> >
>
> http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/catchfish.asp
>
> its here.....
>
>

[Marc Levenson]

And it was a basketball!

Marc


Mike Hibbert wrote:
> "Microbot" > wrote in message
> u...
>
>>lol got to love that one.... Would be funny to see...
>>
>
>
> http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/catchfish.asp
>
> its here.....
>
>

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http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/catchfish.asp

|| lol got to love that one.... Would be funny to see...
||
|| Cheers
|| Microbot
||
|| "NetMax" > wrote in message
|| ...
||| There is a sequence of photos circulating in email regarding a
||| flatnose catfish which tried to swallow a child's basketball. It
||| couldn't swallow or release it and the buoyancy kept it from
||| submerging (so it just kept bobbing up & down). Finally someone
||| saved the fish by cutting the ball open to deflate it.
||| --
||| www.NetMax.tk
|||
||| "Microbot" > wrote in message
||| u...
|||| Yeah they really dont think about what they are eating..
|||| Although I have seen some people trying to stick large pieces of
|||| food into their mouths in one go...... I suppose there isn't much
|||| difference between us and them in the end. lol
||||
|||| Cheers
|||| Microbot
||||
|||| "Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
|||| . ..
||||| I had a pair of baby Ocellaris, and one was choking on a piece of
||||| fish food as well. I didn't know what to do, and the fish was
||||| obviously distressed. So I grabbed the net to catch it, and it
||||| ran away in fear, coughing up the food in its panic.
|||||
||||| Simple solution -- really I just got lucky. :)
|||||
||||| Marc
|||||
|||||
||||| Microbot wrote:
|||||| Yeah i know...... i thought it was dead for sure,
|||||| The problem was the piece of Squid was blocking it's whole
|||||| mouth, It was a tight fit inside and no water could flow through
|||||| and past its gills...
|||||
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||| http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
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[Dick]

On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 12:41:49 -0400, "RedForeman ©®"
> wrote:

>http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/catchfish.asp
Thanks Red, those photos are unbelievable. I bet that was one very
grateful catfish! <g>

[Max Power]

> Man, I like my betta and everything but this just solidifies the fact
that
> fish are so dumb.

Yes, I agree and the fish thought process
is thought to work something like this:

swim, swim, swim, EAT !!!
swim, swim, swim, EAT !!!
swim, swim, swim, EAT !!!

But they're beautiful and our pets and we love 'em.
Oh, and I'm sorry you lost one of yours...

> "skozzy" > wrote in message
> u...
> > I wish I was up at 1:40am to read this post, it's a hard thing to do
with
> a
> > poisnous fish, but if it's chocking, you sometimes have to be rough and
> use
> > tweezers to remove it. A friend of mine saved his Clown from chocking on
a
> > peice of squid that fell into the tank, it was ment for the shrimp.
> >
> > I just bought a small Lion Fish 2 weeks ago, and it already went through
a
> > similar ordeal, mine ate a chromey, but I didn't see this happen, in the
> > morning the Lion Fish was alive, but not swimming and the gut was bigger
> > then the fish.
> >
> > > Nevermind....
> > > he died.
> >
> > No good mate. Sorry to hear.
> >
> > > For those of you that were willing to help...
> > > Thanks
> >
> >
>
>
>

[Cindy]

I once had a garter snake that swallowed a bullhead tail-first -- that was
an interesting sight. Looked like a fish head with big fins sticking
straight out to the sides and a snake body.

Cindy

[Microbot]

lol Photo moments :)

Cheers
Microbot

"Cindy" > wrote in message
. com...
>
> I once had a garter snake that swallowed a bullhead tail-first -- that was
> an interesting sight. Looked like a fish head with big fins sticking
> straight out to the sides and a snake body.
>
> Cindy
>
>

[Cindy]

Microbot wrote:
> lol Photo moments :)
>
> Cheers
> Microbot
>
> "Cindy" > wrote in message
> . com...
>>
>> I once had a garter snake that swallowed a bullhead tail-first --
>> that was an interesting sight. Looked like a fish head with big
>> fins sticking straight out to the sides and a snake body.
>>
>> Cindy

I was so freaked, I didn't even think to take a photo before helping the
snake. Of course, she would have been fine without me, but I didn't know
that. The bad one was when she swallowed another one headFIRST and the fins
were sticking out inside her neck. No more bullheads after I got that one
out.
:)
Cindy