Eastern rat snake showing signs of fungal infection
Detailed Description
Eastern rat snake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis) showing signs of fungal infection. Obvious external abnormalities are an opaque infected eye (spectacle) and roughened, crusty scales on the snout. Snake captured in New Jersey in March 2012 (case 23906). Photograph by D.E. Green, USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
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Public Domain.