My puppy ate snake skin. Is it dangerous? Should I go to the vet?

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Hey team. I needed to ask. Just while doing something my puppy dashed to a left skin of a snake and ate a "finger- length" of it. What do I do? Its a min since the incident. Shall I go to a vet? Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | unneutered | 2 months and 20 days old | 14.5505 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Hello! Eating the shed skin of a snake should not be a problem for Rocky. It could be that he could get some GI upset from it, but if he only ate a bit of it, there may not be any GI upset seen. I don't think you need to go to a vet for him for this ingestion. Luckily in Great Britain, you only have one venomous snake, the adder, and he would have had to be bitten by this snake in order for there to be a serious problem that requires an immediate vet visit. I hope this helps!

My puppy ate snake skin. Is it dangerous? Should I go to the vet?

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