Two-dimensional echocardiographic anatomy of the snake heart (Python molurus bivittatus)

Two-dimensional echocardiography was performed on Burmese pythons (Python molurus bivittutus) to determine an optimal echocardiographic imaging technique for snakes and to describe the echocardio- graphic anatomy of the snake heart. Five snakes immobilized with tiletamine/zolazepam and main- tained on isoflurane in oxygen were imaged in dorsal recumbency. The portion of the snake’s body containing the […]